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Friday, December 13, 2024
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s vibrant second-largest metropolis and a significant financial heart in Latin America, is about to host the nineteenth version of Routes Americas in 2026. This premier aviation occasion focuses on enhancing air service growth all through the Americas. The announcement was made in Rio de Janeiro on 12 December 2024, with RIOgaleão, Make investments Rio, and the Metropolis Authorities of Rio de Janeiro main the group, supported by Go to Rio.
As a necessary monetary and industrial hub, Rio de Janeiro is thought for its strong and diverse economic system that spans a number of sectors together with power, telecommunications, tourism, and leisure. The World Journey and Tourism Council tasks that in 2024, journey and tourism will contribute roughly $169.3 billion to Brazil’s GDP, marking a 9.5% enhance from 2019, and anticipates development to $194.6 billion by 2034.
In anticipation of continuous development, Rio has made substantial enhancements to its transportation and tourism infrastructures. RIOgaleão—Rio de Janeiro Worldwide Airport—now connects the town to over 50 places worldwide. The airport has seen notable passenger development in 2024, stimulated by an growing world curiosity in Rio’s numerous choices. Within the first half of the yr, the town attracted greater than 760,000 worldwide guests, a 19% enhance in comparison with the earlier yr, and the very best quantity because the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Steven Small, director of Routes, mentioned: “Rio has a proven track record of hosting globally significant events, including the Olympics in 2016 and most recently the G20 Leaders’ Summit. Routes Americas will support the city’s objective to attract even more international events, promote tourism and secure investment through the role it will play in driving air connectivity.”
Small added: “Independent analysis shows that airports in previous host destinations have seen their networks grow by around 6.9% more than comparable airports within three years. With decision-makers from over 90 of the region’s leading and fastest-growing airlines expected to attend Routes Americas 2026, the event offers a unique opportunity for Rio to showcase its remarkable growth potential and strengthen its position as a key player in the global aviation market.”
“RIOgaleão has attended Routes events for the past 10 years and we are delighted to finally host Routes Americas 2026 ourselves. It is a unique opportunity to showcase the destination Rio de Janeiro to airline delegates from all over the world. RIOgaleão is the main gateway for tourism to Brazil and offers plenty of growth opportunities for our airline partners”, mentioned Alexandre Monteiro, CEO of RIOgaleão.
