Routes Africa 2018
The Routes Marketing Awards are highly regarded as the most prestigious awards in the industry as they are voted for and judged by the airline network planning community.
About the Routes Africa 2018 Marketing Awards
The Routes Africa 2018 Marketing Awards will take place at the Routes Africa Networking Evening. The Overall winner will be automatically short-listed for the World Routes 2018 Marketing Awards.
| Voting opens | Monday 14 May 2018 |
| Voting closes | Friday 8 June 2018 |
| Companies shortlisted | Tuesday 12 June 2018 |
| Deadline for submissions to be received by Routes | Friday 27 June 2018 |
| Results announced at Routes Africa 2018 in Ghana | Tuesday 17 July 2018 |
For further information about the Routes Marketing Awards, please contact Ellie Wells.
FAQs
What are the Routes Marketing Awards?
The Routes Marketing Awards were created in 1997 to recognise excellence in airport marketing as voted by airlines. They provide the airline community with the chance to have their say as to which airport they think provides the best overall marketing services to them.
When do the Routes Europe Marketing Awards take place?
The Routes Europe Marketing Awards Ceremony will take place during the Networking Evening on Monday 23 April at Routes Europe in Bilbao.
What is the voting process?
The airline network planning community place their votes on routesonline.com. The airlines are asked to mark their airports or destinations of choice (5 of each) in order of preference and these are then automatically scored by priority within our online system
What should I consider when voting?
Airlines should consider the airports and destinations whose marketing efforts, over the last 12 months have made a real impact on their future network development plans. This may include such things as; their market research activities; their marketing and communications activity, their business case presentations for new market opportunities; their joint communication campaigns with third parties and innovative use of technologies or techniques to support their airline by any airport.
What are the voting criteria?
Airlines are instructed to vote for the organization's that provide the best overall marketing services to them whether this relates to their particular relationship, effective results, provision of data and information or innovative techniques to establish new or maintain and develop existing routes.
What are the categories in the Routes Europe Marketing Awards?
Once voting is closed, airports are split into size category, 4 million passengers, 4-20 million passengers and destination.
Who is automatically shortlisted for the World Routes Marketing Awards?
All overall winners from the Regional Routes Marketing Awards will be automatically shortlisted for the World Routes Marketing Awards in Guangzhou.