Travel + Leisure en Español will be sold in 17 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, including major markets such as Mexico, Chile, and Argentina, as well as Puerto Rico and selected Spanish-speaking areas within the United States.

Reynaldo Alés has been named editor in chief of Travel + Leisure en Español. Most recently, Mr. Alés was editor in chief of Men's Fitness en Español and editor in chief of Motor Trend en Español. Other past positions include Associate Editor of Newsweek en Español and Managing Editor at Airboard Inflight Magazines. He has also been a freelance travel writer-photographer.

American Express Publishing brings particular expertise with brand positioning, vast consumer subscription efforts including powerful database marketing capabilities, and superb editorial design across all its titles. Travel + Leisure is the world's leading travel magazine and a perceived brand leader, and editor in chief Nancy Novogrod will help guide all editorial design and content of Travel + Leisure en Español.

Editorial Televisa has a very strong pan regional presence and is the market leader across a host of media channels including TV, radio, event, and magazine platforms. In addition to using these channels to help promote the magazine, Editorial Televisa also brings extremely strong newsstand distribution, powerful advertising sales packaging, and a dedicated corporate sales staff.

Mark Stanich, SVP/Chief Marketing Officer, American Express Publishing Corporation, says, "We continue to look for new ways to expand and constantly reinvigorate the strong franchises which we enjoy. We've had success in driving new revenue streams and customer growth through such avenues as books, consumer products, club services, and web-based information."

"International is the next logical step in extending our footprint to consumers and advertisers globally. We will focus our international efforts for Travel + Leisure on markets which are increasing in affluence, whose consumers value travel experiences, where the ad market is strongly developed, and where our magazines can aid in broader American Express communications efforts," Stanich added.

Eduardo Michelsen, Director General of Editorial Televisa International, says, "American Express Publishing is the perfect partner for us as we move to expand our offerings in the upscale category of magazines and other media. We believe Travel + Leisure will be one of the truly premier brands across all of Latin America, and the strengths of these two companies are perfectly complementary."