Scheduling for the 18thWorld Route Development Forum, which will take place on 5-8 October 2013, opened earlier this week and with over 700 meetings scheduled during the first 24 hours it is recommended that delegates make their requests as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!

World Routes delegates can now log into their Routesonline profile and use the new and improved online Meeting Requests System, which made its debut last year when it was used for World Routes in Abu Dhabi, to make meeting requests with other attendees. The new and improved website allows airports, airlines, tourism authority delegates and anyone else with an entitlement of pre-arranged meetings to log-in and submit their requests online. This means that City Pair (airport to airport) requests are now available online in addition to the online requesting feature for airlines.

With the increase in the number of strategic or double slot meetings available at World Routes over the last couple of years the new system has an added function to request meetings of either single (20 minutes) or double (50 minutes) length. This will provide a more efficient way for delegates who have both one-to-one and strategic meetings to request for their company.

New for this year delegates can also request to attend the Route Exchange Airline Briefings using the online meeting request system; the Briefings tab can be found at the top of your personal meeting requests page where you will also find an up to date list of the Briefings that are available for you to attend.

The system also provides delegates with the perfect platform to request and prepare for their meetings at World Routes as, during the requesting process, access to Routesonline company profiles is available helping delegates select the right companies to meet with by providing all the information Routesonline has to offer straight to the central meeting requests page.

This year, once again, a completely live and updated version of your draft diary will be available to view online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via the personal requests page, closer to the event. This should allow delegates to better prepare for the meetings they expect to take place in Las Vegas and increase the overall Routes experience.

Scheduling for World Routes 2013 is now open and delegates will have access to the system until 3rd20thSeptember when scheduling closes, this means that meeting requests can be submitted and amended at any time. To begin requesting meetings delegates should follow the below steps:

• Register or Log-In to your free personal networking profile
• Enter your PRC (Personal Registration Code), which you should have received when you registered, into the box displayed on the homepage, ensuring you have selected the correct event from the drop down menu provided.
• Click the grey & red logo provided and you will be forwarded to your meeting request page.

Click here for more information and to begin requesting your meetings for World Routes 2013.