Industry marketing

Travel marketing

Help travelers start their next adventure

Leisure travelers are expected to spend $897B on their next big vacation in 2025.1 And these travelers are savvier than ever, finding inspiration for their next getaway from the exciting streaming content that inspires them or while watching their favorite live sport. Discover how your brand can meet travel audiences, no matter where their itinerary takes them.

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Trends in travel

68

Craving culture

Travel culture enthusiasts—Amazon customers who are interested in travel and at least five other cultural touchpoints like movies, TV, music, gaming, etc.— are 68% more likely to discover brands through streaming video ads compared to the general population.2

47 percent

Solo exploration

Solo leisure travel is on the rise for 2025, with 47% of respondents often traveling by themselves. Gen Z and Millenials are leading the charge, with 55% of Gen Z and 51% of Millenial respondents favoring solo travel.3

88 percent

Active on Amazon

In 2024, Amazon touchpoints reached 88% of frequent travelers, from Prime Video to Twitch to Amazon Music.4

22 percent

Fan-ing hard

Frequent travelers are 22% more likely to watch live sports daily or weekly. With Prime Video's growing portfolio of live sports offerings, from Thursday Night Football to NBA (beginning in 2025), there's the opportunity to meet these sports fans where they're streaming.5

Travel advertising strategies

Amazon Ads has billions of shopping, streaming, and browsing signals to help connect your brand with travel aficionados, at the right time, in brand-safe placements.

Tap into the cultural zeitgeist and position your brand alongside trending content with our premium inventory and innovative ad formats.

Engage and re-engage with shoppers with dispaly ads across Amazon properties or inspire bookings with interactive features on your video ads—these are just a few of the ways you can connect with travelers wherever they happen to be when wanderlust strikes.

Iterate on your campaigns to ensure your dollars are really taking flight. With Amazon Marketing Cloud, you can use custom insights and audiences to inform your marketing strategy to optimize results.

  • Sources:

    1 U.S. Travel Association Bi-annual Forecast, Summer 2023.
    2 GWI US, US, Q1 2023Q4 2023, n=98k US adults, n=11k Travel Culture Enthusiast audience.
    3 2025 Hilton Trends Report, Ipsos poll, Q2 2024, n=13,001 Global adults.
    4-5 GWI US, US, Q1 2024Q4 2024, n=27.4K US adults.