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Destino Marriott

 

 

 

   
   
 

     Destination/Destino Marriott is the official in-room hotel book for the prestigious Marriott hotels and resorts throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.  Prominently found in 17,470 rooms and suites by approximately 2.1 million annual guests, the publication caters to upscale visitors with highly disposable incomes.  It offers the perfect opportunity for selective advertisers to target this distinguished clientele. 

     Destination/Destino is written bilingually (trilingual in Brazil) and is distributed year-round in Marriott, J.W. Marriott, Renaissance and Courtyard Marriott properties throughout Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grand Cayman, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela.  The median guest is a 40-year-old male with children under 18, college-graduate, with a household income exceeding $150,000. 

     Visitors reach for this soft-covered publication for tips on shopping, dining, nightlife and sightseeing at each destination, as well as general interest stories and features.  Guests are encouraged to read and take Destination/Destino Marriott with them.  It’s also used as a promotional item for the hospitality industry in exhibitions and fairs worldwide.  Advertising is limited to half- and full-pages and may be purchased by region.  Publication date is February.

 

     


THE AUDIENCE / READER PROFILE

 

Average household income $ 150,000+
Average age 40
Male 74%
Female 26%
College degree or above 70%
Resort guests with children under 18 40%
Hotel guests with children under 18 20%

 

CLOSING DATES


SALES: August 13th, 2010
COPY: August 20th, 2010
PUBLICATION: February 2011



MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS

   
Ad Size

Width

Height
Full Page (trim) 8 7/8" 10 7/8"
Full Page (bleed) 9 1/8" 11 1/8"
Half Page Vertical 3 1/2" 9 7/8"
Half Page Horizontal 7 1/4" 4 3/4"

AD MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Electronic files are to be sent in Macintosh format only. Programs accepted include QuarkXpress 6.5, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign. Include all PostScript  and screen fonts. Include all images as EPS, JPEG or TIFF formats in high resolution (at least 300 pixels/inch at 100% size) as CMYK. If files are not provided as CMYK, then we will be forced to convert the color and we cannot guarantee an exact match of color on press. PDF/X-1a files are prefered.
2. A color proof must accompany each ad for all formats, otherwise HCP/Aboard Publishing will not accept liability for files that do not print correctly.*
3. Live material not intended to bleed must be kept at least 3/8" from all sides to allow for trim.
4. Double-page spreads: Perfect alignment of type or design across gutter of two facing pages is not guaranteed.  Live matter in facing page subject cannot be closer than 1/8" to the gutter.

* If a high-quality color proof/Matchprint such as Kodak Approvals or Epson (or similar analog proofs with a color control bar) are not provided, then we cannot guarantee color. Please note, that all proofs must be made according to SWOP standards. Proofs that do not meet these criteria cannot be used for color matching.


SEND AD MATERIALS TO:

Melinda de Armas
HCP / Aboard Publishing
One Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33132-1693
Phone: 305-376-2537
Fax: 305-995-8108
E-mail: mdearmas@hcpaboard.com


 



 

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