With a skyrocketing purchasing power and a penchant for travel both national and abroad, the Hispanic consumer deserves increased attention from the travel market. Hispanics spend more than any other ethnicity on domestic travel, and travel more internationally per year than the average American. Spanish-language advertising has traditionally targeted the working class, typically unacculturated Hispanic consumer, but times are changing. Spanish-language and bilingual media are in their prime, and the new consumers of these media are educated, professional, middle-income and affluent Hispanic audiences. The possibilities for reaching Hispanics who enjoy and can afford travel have never been better. This report provides marketers with a deeper understanding of the various cultural values and economic factors that influence the Hispanic travel consumer.

Readers of this report will learn:

How the new economy has affected Hispanic spending patterns when it comes to travel and how travel companies can adapt their marketing to accommodate these changes

The best medium of advertising for reaching the Hispanic traveler, based on differences in income, acculturation and language preference within the Hispanic population

How airlines, car rental companies, hotels, tour operators, cruise lines and theme parks can advertise to the appropriate group of Hispanic consumers

The most popular English and Spanish-language/bilingual magazines, channels and websites among Hispanics, as well as the methods for targeting the appropriate Hispanic audience when using these media

Hispanics’ preferred hotels, airlines and theme parks and how these companies have successfully captured the Hispanic consumer