Univision.com & Despegar.com Offer Online Travel Services.

Univision Online, Inc., a subsidiary of Univision Communications, Inc. has joined forces with Despegar.com to provide unsurpassed online travel services to the U.S. Hispanic market.

The agreement enables Univision.com users to research travel plans, check flight availability, compare prices, and book travel packages, airline, hotel and car rental reservations online.

The alliance, designed to fully integrate the Despegar.com travel planning and online reservation tools with Univision.com, creates a co-branded, Spanish-language travel channel specifically for Univision.com users. Catering to the distinctive needs of the Hispanic community in the U.S., the travel offering includes exclusive discounted airfares to Latin America and a bi-weekly “fare alert” newsletter for subscribers.

Javier Saralegui, President of Univision Online, said, “Hispanics living in the U.S. are constantly looking for ways to keep in touch with their home countries, and want culturally relevant worldwide travel opportunities. Univision.com will help by providing them with unique offerings and with the high-quality online travel tools of Despegar.com.”

“The Univision.com commitment to serve the Hispanic community together with the exclusive Hispanic-oriented travel offerings of Despegar.com, places us in an excellent position to offer specialized travel services to one of the fastest-growing online travel markets,” stated Despegar.com CEO and co-founder, Roberto Souviron.