NEW DATA: Travel to Hispanic Countries up 57%

[Ed Wetschler]

New data shows that this year, the number one visited Latin American destination is Mexico, followed by Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

This data comes from online travel company, CheapOair, which is releasing data on the most popular Spanish-speaking destinations in honor of National Hispanic Month.

The data shows that travel to Mexico is up 25% year over year from 2016-2017 YTD and up 58% between 2013-2016.

Travel to Central American countries including Nicaragua and Honduras is up over 75% between 2013 and 2016. Travel to El Salvador is up over 88%, and travel to Guatemala is up over 95% while travel to Venezuela is down 36% YOY from 2016-2017.

The largest spike in travel to Hispanic countries was seen between 2013, increasing by over 57%.

Below, please find a breakdown of the average length of stay per country alongside the top destinations for this year.

Average Trip Length      

• Puerto Rico—10
• Dominican Republic—11
• Mexico—13
• Belize—13
• Costa Rica—15
• Panama—17
• Argentina—19
• Peru— 19
• Guatemala—19
• Nicaragua—19
• Honduras—20
• Venezuela— 20
• El Salvador— 21
• Colombia—21
• Spain— 23
• Chile— 23
• Ecuador— 24
• Paraguay—24
• Uruguay— 26
• Bolivia   —26

2017 Most Popular Destinations (in order)

1. Mexico
2. Puerto Rico
3. Colombia
4. Dominican Republic
5. Spain
6. El Salvador
7. Peru
8. Ecuador
9. Costa Rica
10. Guatemala
11. Honduras
12. Nicaragua
13. Panama
14. Venezuela
15. Argentina
16. Belize
17. Bolivia
18. Chile
19. Uruguay
20. Paraguay