Tourism Industry
The World Wide Web is generally not a good place to find scholarly information on the
Tourism industry. Your professors will usually want you to conduct most of your research
in books, articles, and other reputable sources. For more information on this topic,
see the Rosen Research Guide on
Evaluating Internet Sources .
However, the following websites have been found to be useful in the past and may provide
news, reports, statistics, or other vital information on certain aspects of the Tourism
industry:
Air Transport Association: Annual Economic Reports - Airline industry facts and
figuresBureau of Transporation Studies - Airline information, national transportation statistics, travel surveys and more
CIA World Factbook - Basic information on countries and territories throughout the
world Cruise Lines International
Association: Pressroom and Research - Cruise industry overview, research, sourcebook,
etc. Federal Aviation Administration:
Data & Statistics - Aviation statistics and forecasts Hospitality
Sites, from the Alice Statler Library at the City College of San Francisco - Links
to associations, news, statistics, travel guides, and more
National Household Travel Survey - Statistics on long-distance and local travel
by the American public North American Transportation
Statistics Database - Statistics on transportation in Canada, Mexico, and the United
StatesOffice of Travel & Tourism Industries
(OTTI) - Information on international travel, both to and from the United States
OneCaribbean -
Statistics and market research for Caribbean countries Visit Orlando (Orlando CVB): Research Site
- Orlando-area tourism statistics and information Visit Orlando (Orlando CVB): Official Site - Visitor information, vacation planning, etc.
Pacific Asia
Travel Association: Intelligence - Statistics, publications, and more on Pacific
Asia travel Statistical
Abstract of the United States: Arts, Recreation, & Travel section - National travel
and tourism statistics
Visit Britain - A gateway to tourism statistics and research pertaining to UK travelTourism Offices Worldwide Directory
- Tourism offices, CVBs, chambers of commerce, etc. Travel.State.Gov - U.S. government-issued
travel warnings, Consular Information Sheets, etc. Travel Weekly - Online
issues of the print periodical from 2006 to the current issueU.S. Department of Transportation
- Oversees transportation in the United States U.S. Travel Association:
Research and Publications - Research, statistics, current travel indicators, and
more
Visit Florida: Research section - Current Florida visitor volumes and economic indicators
Woodall's Campground Directory
- Information on camping in the United States, Canada, and Mexico World Tourism
Organization (WTO): Facts & Figures section - Current statistics on many different
tourism sectors
World Travel & Tourism Council Research Page - Annual reports, country reports, position
papers, and more
Last updated January 11, 2012 8:27:25 AM
