Hispanic travel in the United States is growing at a faster rate than the general market and has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $56 billion. While travel and tourism in the U.S. have taken huge hits in recent years because of high unemployment and rising gas prices, Hispanics still continue with their family trips, spending more money per trip than the general population.
On average, Hispanics spend $785 per person on a trip while the general population spends $708 per person. Plus, Hispanics live in large households. Based on the latest Census, the average household for Hispanics is 3.6 compared to 2.4 for whites. It is also estimated that 51 percent of Hispanic households have children in the household, compared with 38 percent of the general population. And of those, 42 percent of Hispanic households have children under 8 years old, compared with 38 percent overall. READ MORE
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