Tourism - Market Research - Getting Started

BCIT Databases

Hospitality & Tourism Complete
Articles on leisure & business travel, ecotourism, hotel management, and food and beverage management, also includes company & country reports.
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From the ribbon below the Search Box, choose Industries, Select Services, then Select Travel to explore the latest Reports, Statistics and Analysis.
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Statista
Find statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 18000 sources on over 60000 topics with a keyword search.
Don't miss the Consumer Insights Global Survey that includes a section on Travel, and a detailed Travel $ Tourism Survey for the US, Germany and the UK
IBISWorld
Find current and comprehensive Canadian, US and Global industry reports for tourism, hotels, tour operators and more.

Key E-journals

Full-text versions of a number of journals are available online.Search the Library Catalogue by title to find a specific journal.

Recommended titles include:

International Journal of Tourism Research 12 months delay
International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration 18 months delay
Journal of Convention and Event Tourism 18 months delay
Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism 12 months delay
Journal of Sport & Tourism 18 months delay
Journal of Sustainable Tourism 18 months delay
Journal of Travel & Tourism Research
Managing Leisure 12 months delay
Restaurant Business
Travel & Tourism Market Research Report
Restaurants Industry Profile Global
Tourism & Hospitality Research

Recommended Websites Canada

B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Toursim and Skills Training
StatsCan Data Sources compiled by UBC Small Business Accelerator
Destination Canada Formerly the Canadian Tourism Commission.
Tourism HR Canada

Recommended Websites United States

Ecoutourism Explorer
National Tour Association
Travel.State.Gov.
United States. Office of Travel & Tourism Industries
U.S. Travel Association "The U.S. Travel Organization is a nonprofit association with a membership of over 1200 organizations... Some of the association’s offerings are available only to members; however, much information on its website is free and publicly available, including industry fact sheets and toolkits, research reports, and interactive tools, such as a travel economic impact calculator."

Recommended Websites International

Institute of Travel and Tourism
World Tourism Directory
World Tourism Organization UNWTO Information available include "a tourism glossary, country statistical reports, and an Elibrary with over 1300 publications and 1700 tourism data sets."
World Travel and Tourism Council
hospitalitynet
Hospitality Trends

Subject Headings

Search the Library Catalogue to find books and videos related to your topic. Keyword searches are generally the most effective way to find materials in the Library. Subject searches can also be helpful. Use these subject headings to get started: