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Rosen Research Guides
This guide is designed to help you find industry statistics, demographics, and economic information. For more assistance, please Ask a Rosen Librarian.
A printable version of this guide is also
available:
Stats PDF (69 KB).
Don't Reinvent the Wheel - Often, you do not need to look specifically for statistics. Instead, you may simply need to use the standard library tools (library catalog, research databases, etc.) to help you find good books and articles on your topic—which will usually contain many statistics you can use.
Be Realistic - Be forewarned that no one source may provide all the data you need—you may have to piece together information from several sources. And, in some cases, the best available data may be a few years older or on a different scale (e.g., state level rather than county level) than you desire.
When All Else Fails - Sometimes your only option may be to contact agencies that track the kind of statistics you are seeking. A polite phone call or email often yields surprisingly good results.
| No. | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverage Statistics (from City College of San Francisco) | http://www.ccsf.edu/Library/alice/food/beverages.html#statistical |
| 2 | Bureau of Labor Statistics | http://www.bls.gov |
| 3 | Bureau of Transportation Statistics | http://www.bts.gov |
| 4 | Business and Convention Travelers | Rosen REF G156.5. B86 B87 |
| 5 | Convene Meetings Industry Forecast | AS6 .C66 – see November issue |
| 6 | Cruise Lines International Association Research | http://www.cruising.org/pressroom-research |
| 7 | Domestic Travel Market Report | Rosen REF G155 .U6 T87 |
| 8 | Economic Review of Travel in America | Rosen REF G155 .U6 E32 |
| 9 | Industry Research from the National Restaurant Association | http://www.restaurant.org/research/ |
| 10 | Leisure Market Research Handbook | Rosen REF GV174 .M55 |
| 11 | Meetings and Conventions 2008 Meetings Market Report | AS6 .M447 – see August issue |
| 12 | Nation's Restaurant News Top 100 Chain & Company Rankings | Rosen REF TX945 .N28 |
| 13 | Outlook for Travel & Tourism | Rosen REF G155 .U6 M273 |
| 14 | Professional Convention Management Association Resources | http://www.pcma.org/Resources.htm |
| 15 | Quickservice Restaurant Trends | Rosen REF TX945 .Q52 |
| 16 | Restaurant Industry Forecast | Rosen REF TX943 .N38 |
| 17 | Restaurant Industry Operations Report | Rosen TX909 .A1 R47 |
| 18 | Tableservice Restaurant Trends | Rosen REF TX909 .A1 T32 |
| 19 | Theme Park Statistics (from IAAPA) | http://www.iaapa.org/pressroom/AmusementParkIndustryIndex.asp |
| 20 | Timeshare Industry Research from ARDA | http://www.arda.org/aif-foundation/research/timesharedatashare/overview.aspx |
| 21 | Travel Across the Generations | Rosen REF G155.8 .U6 T7 2006 |
| 22 | Travel and Leisure Market Research Handbook | Rosen REF G155 .U6 T74 |
| 23 | Travel and Tourism Works for America | Rosen REF G155 .U6 T746 |
| 24 | Trends in the Hotel Industry (USA ed.) | Rosen REF TX909 .A1 H3 |
| 25 | U.S. Travel Association | http://www.ustravel.org |
| 26 | Youth Travel Matters: Understanding the Global Phenomenon of Youth Travel | Rosen REF G156.5 .Y6 Y68 2008 |
Note: Sources #42, 47, 49-51, 54, 58, 60, 63-68, & 72 below also contain some U.S. hospitality / tourism statistics
| No. | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Florida County Selection Map | http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/florida_map.html |
| 28 | Florida Statistical Abstract | Rosen REF HA311 .F55 |
| 29 | Florida Visitor Study | Rosen REF G155 .U6 F5 |
| 30 | Orlando Business Journal Book of Lists | Rosen REF HC108 .O7 B4 |
| 31 | Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau – Research section | http://www.visitorlando.com/research/ |
| 32 | Orlando Sentinel Newspaper | http://library.ucf.edu/Web/purl.asp?pid=180 |
| 33 | UCF Statistics | http://library.ucf.edu/GovDocs/ucfstats.asp |
| 34 | Visit Florida Website - Research Section | http://media.visitflorida.org/research.php |
Note: Sources #25 above and #40, 41, & 64 below also contain some Florida statistics
| No. | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Try the city's convention/visitor's bureau, chamber of commerce, or government website | Usually easily found with an Internet search engine |
| 36 | Guide to State Government Home Pages (use to find the state's tourism dept. or similar agency) | http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml |
| 37 | Guide to State Statistical Abstracts (use to find the state's statistical abstract or similar source) | http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/st_abstracts.html |
| 38 | Impact of Travel on State Economies | Rosen REF G155 .U6 I48 |
| 39 | Survey of U.S. State & Territory Tourism Office Budgets | Rosen REF G155 .U6 U58 |
Note: Sources #25 above and #64 below also contain some city/state statistics
| No. | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Compendium of Tourism Statistics | Rosen REF G155 .A1 T5896 |
| 41 | Country Reports (Mintel) | Rosen REF G155 .A1 I6 |
| 42 | Emerging Tourism Markets: China and India | Rosen REF G155.8 .U6 E4 |
| 43 | International Association Meetings Market 1997-2006 | Rosen REF AS6 .I58 2007 |
| 44 | Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Industry Research | http://www.mpiweb.org/Archive/207/78.aspx |
| 45 | Office of Travel & Tourism Industries (OTTI) | http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/ |
| 46 | Pacific Asia Travel Association Statistics | http://www.pata.org/Intelligence |
| 47 | TEA/ERA Attraction Attendance Report (2009) | http://www.teaconnect.org/sites/default/files/misc/files/2009report.pdf |
| 48 | Tourism 2020 Vision: Global Forecasts and Profiles of Market Segments | Rosen REF G155 .A1 T682 |
| 49 | Tourism Market Trends set (includes volumes on America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and World) | Rosen REF G155 [varies] |
| 50 | World Tourism Organization (WTO) – Facts & Figures section | http://www.world-tourism.org/facts/menu.html |
| 51 | World Travel & Tourism Council Publications | http://www.wttc.org/research/ |
| 52 | Yearbook of Tourism Statistics | Rosen REF G155 .A1 A62 |
Note: Source #70 below also contains some international hospitality/tourism statistics
| No. | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | American FactFinder | http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |
| 54 | American Generations: Who They Are and How They Live | Rosen REF HC110 .C6 M545 2008 |
| 55 | County & City Data Book | http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html |
| 56 | Simply Map | http://library.ucf.edu/Web/purl.asp?pid=1244 |
Note: Sources #2, 23, 24, 28, & 30 above and #58-73 also contain demographic data
| No. | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Best Customers: Demographics of Consumer Demand | Rosen REF HC79 .C6 R87 2005 |
| 58 | Consumer Expenditure Survey (Bureau of Labor Stats) | http://www.bls.gov/cex |
| 59 | Demographics of Consumer Food Spending | Rosen REF HD9004 .D35 |
| 60 | Leisure Travel Planning: How Consumers Make Travel Decisions | Rosen REF G155.7 .L45 2005 |
| 61 | Rand McNally Commercial Atlas | Rosen REF G1200 .R32 |
| 62 | Restaurant & Foodservice Market Research Handbook | Rosen REF TX901 .R47 |
| 63 | Travel & Tourism Market Research Handbook | Rosen REF G155 .U6 T74 |
| 64 | Travelers' Use of the Internet | Rosen REF G155 .U6 T76 |
| 65 | Who's Buying Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Beverages | Rosen REF HD9348 .U52 W46 |
| 66 | Who's Buying at Restaurants and Carry-outs | Rosen REF TX945 .W48 |
| 67 | Who's Buying for Travel | Rosen REF G155 .U6 W65 |
Note: Sources #1, 7-11, 25, 50, & 55-57 above and #71-73, 75, & 79 below also contain consumer spending information
| No. | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | FedStats | http://www.fedstats.gov |
| 69 | Lexis Nexis Statistical database | http://library.ucf.edu/Web/purl.asp?pid=107 |
| 70 | UCF Libraries Resources for Statistics, Demographics, and Census page | http://library.ucf.edu/GovDocs/statistics.asp |
| 71 | Statistical Abstract of the United States | http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ or Rosen REF HA202 |
| No. | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | 2007 Economic Census Data | http://www.census.gov/econ/census07 |
| 73 | Bureau of Economic Analysis | http://www.bea.gov |
| 74 | Economic Briefing Room | http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm |
| 75 | EDGAR database | http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml |
| 76 | FL Office of Economic & Demographic Research | http://edr.state.fl.us/ |
Note: Sources #8, 29, 30, 40, 41, & 55-69 above and #80 & 83-87 below also contain some U.S. economic information
| No. | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | CIA World Factbook | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ |
| 78 | Cyberschoolbus (United Nations) | http://cyberschoolbus.un.org |
| 79 | Eurostat (European Union) | http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat |
| 80 | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | http://www.imf.org |
| 81 | Org. for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | http://www.oecd.org/home |
| 82 | World Development Indicators (WorldBank) | http://data.worldbank.org/ |
| 83 | World Development Reports (WorldBank) | http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr |
| 84 | World Trade Organization (WTO): Economic Research and Analysis section | http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/reser_e.htm |
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