Ten airports and five tourism authorities have been recognised by the airline network planning community for their outstanding marketing support.

For over a decade, the Routes Africa Marketing Awards have been regarded as some of the most prestigious accolades within the route development community. The awards recognise excellence in airport and destination marketing.

Following a competitive month of voting, airline executives have voted for the following ten airports and five tourism organisations for their exceptional marketing support.

The shortlists:

Airports Under 4 million

• Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport

• Hosea Kutako International Airport

• Kigali International Airport

• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport

• Agadir - Al Massira Airport

Airports 4-20 Million Passengers

• Cape Town International Airport

• Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

• Lagos International Airport

• Cairo International Airport

• Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport

Destination Authorities

• Cape Town Air Access

• Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority

• Seychelles Tourism Board

• Cape Verde Tourism

• Kenya Tourism Board

The shortlisted organisations have been contacted and asked to provide a submission, which will then be reviewed by a panel of senior airline executives.

The winners will then be announced at the Routes Africa Networking Evening on Tuesday 17 July in Accra, Ghana.