World Routes in Berlin is only 5 weeks away so to ensure you’re well prepared for this year’s event we’ve put together this check list so you can make sure you don’t forget anything vital!

Entry Requirements

Make sure you have any necessary documentation to travel to Berlin. EU nationals do not require a visa to enter the Federal Republic of Germany. Generally speaking, all other foreigners require a visa for stays in Germany. A visa is not required for semi-annual visits of up to three months for nationals of those countries for which the European Community has abolished the visa requirement.

For full details and to request a Visa Invitation Letter, click here.

Pre-Scheduled Meetings

Scheduling for World Routes in Berlin will close on Friday 16^th September, just 3 weeks from now! If your delegate package includes a diary of pre-scheduled meetings and you haven’t made your requests yet make sure you get them in a soon as possible to avoid disappointment as diaries are filling up fast!

Preparing for your Meetings

Why not use Routesonline to help you prepare for successful meetings at Routes? Company profiles on Routesonline can provide you with a wealth of information about the company you’re meeting with. Make sure your own company profile is kept up to date and start connecting with the delegates on Routesonline in the weeks leading to World Routes. Initiate new, or continue existing, dialogue with prospective customers ahead of the meetings you may have during the event.

Connect now and start networking!

Route Exchange Live Briefings

This year will see more Route Exchange Briefings than ever before at World Routes a full programme of the briefings taking place can be found here. For more information or to book your place on these briefings contact [email protected]

Routes Talks Seminar Theatres

Routes Talks returns for World Routes in Berlin and this year there will be 3 seminar theatres located in the Networking Village Each with it’s own individual theme. For more information and details of the sessions, click here.

To book your place on any of these talks please contact the relevant person listed below:

Tourism Seminar Theatre – Gerard Brown, International Tourism Development Director

Social Media Theatre – Natasha Peck, Marketing Director

Cargo Seminar Theatre - Paul Winfield, Airline Relations Director

Hotel & Flight Information

If you have not yet secured your flights and hotel reservation, you should do so as soon as possible. The benefits of staying at one of the listed hotels include discounted room rates as well as complementary transfers to the event venue, gala evening and to and from the airport. The hotel booking form and further information can be found here and delegates are encouraged to book as soon as possible.

If you would like to save up to 20% on travel with the Star Alliance Network please click here to obtain the Star Alliance Conventions Plus discounts and for booking office information.

Routes App

New for Routes this year a smartphone application or App. At the touch of a button delegates will be able to find all the latest event news, location of their company targets and find out what’s going on when at the largest gathering of airlines, airports and aviation stakeholders in the world.

Further details about the Routes App and how to download it will be sent to all delegates in the final mail out.

Tours

Why not enhance your trip to the German capital with an exciting tour which our host, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, and their partner, Visit Berlin, has kindly arranged for registered delegates?

Tours include:

• BER Airport Construction Site; Enjoy the breathtaking panorama from the 32-metre-high BER Infotower and see a construction site the size of 2,000 football pitches. Experience Europe’s most modern concrete factory and meticulously planned construction site logistics.
• Berlin City Tour; This city tour takes you to places of interest such as the Memorial Church, the KaDeWe department store, Kreuzberg, Oberbaum bridge, the former Stalin Allee, Alexanderplatz, the Hackescher Market, Checkpoint Charlie and, of course, Unter den Linden. This is a great opportunity to experience Berlin´s past and present.
• Prussian Castles & Palaces; on this day tour you will be taken to Potsdam – capital of the State of Brandenburg. The city is home to the summer residence of the Prussian kings called Sanssouci. This castle is situated in a beautiful park of the same name. It comprises 13 palaces in a landscaped garden designed by the famous architect Peter Josef Lenné. Cecilienhof palace in the New Garden was the setting for the 1945 Potsdam Conference. In 1990 the palaces and parks of Potsdam and Berlin were designated as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO.

For a full list of and to book any of the tours please click here. Places are limited and bookings will be made on a first come, first served basis.

So now you’re all prepared for World Routes...we’ll see you in Berlin!