Tourism -- Industry Trends & Statistics
Turn to these sources for:
- Overviews about the tourism industry
- News
- Trends
- Statistics
Global Market Information Database:
- Country statistics and market research reports
- Examples - Travel and Tourism in the United Kingdom
- Tourism Expenditure - The British Virgin Islands
- Search the database using the keyword tourism or travel to find
consumer based market research reports
- Examples - Emerging Destinations - International
- Visitor Attractions - France
- Market reports for online travel business data
- Example - Online Travel Revenues in Western Europe
- Statistical data such as arrival statistics to the United States published by the United States government
- Travel market research reports published by the United States government
European Travel & Tourism Action Group (ETAG)
- Source for European tourism statistics
- United Kingdom travel data and research
- USDA, Rural Information Center compiled list of tourism websites affiliated with rural, agricultural, heritage, ecological and aero tourism
- Site aimed at tourism researchers with the intent to locate published research about the tourism industry
Convention and Visitors Bureau Web Sites
- Links to the websites of national convention and visitor bureaus
State Travel and Tourism Web Sites
- Websites for all of the official tourism sites for each state
Travel, Transportation and Recreation
- Government website for consumers that covers broad topics like air travel, national park information and passport information
- Michigan State University's database for tourism journal abstracts and research
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
- Links to the contact information for international tourism offices
Sustainable Tourism Resource Center
- Definitions and resources for researchers interested in the sustainable and geotourism movement
- Overviews, definitions and statistics of the agricultural or agritourism industry
The Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (GTTP)
- Coalition of travel education programs that publishes student case studies on their site
- Published research on the Pro Poor Tourism concept
Hospitality and Tourism Complete
- Includes over 340 trade publications and scholarly journals focused on hospitality and tourism
- Coverage includes the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and Asia
- Contains tourism trade journals as well as country reports
- Current trends and scholarly research for the tourism industry
- Relevant industry trend information for the travel industry from newspapers and trade journals
- News stories from various sources about the travel industry
- News aggregator for the tourism industry
- List of the top travel trends that shape the travel industry, created by the Randall Travel Marketing consultant group
Atlanta Visitor's and Convention Bureau
- Good source of information for new visitors to Atlanta and meeting planners needing information about the city and tourist sites
- Research reports published by the state's tourism office
- Produced by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, this site contains a list of links to tourist destinations in Georgia
Accessible through ejournals@Emory.edu, the following are some key trade journals for the industry that contain:
- News
- Trends
- Forecasts
Travel Weekly
- Primarily domestic news about every niche of the tourism industry
Travel Trade
- Another international trade magazine focusing on the travel agency industry
Business Travel News
- Trade magazine for the latest travel news for business travel specialists
Business Travel World
- International travel trends and new for the business travel industry
Travel Retailer International
- International travel news and trends
Travel Agent
- Current trends and news affecting travel agency business, good source of destination profiles
Cruise Travel Magazine
- News about the cruise line industry and profiles of companies and their operations
Amusement business
- Industry news about theme parks, amusement parks and other trends associated with the amusement business
