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Tourism and Hospitality

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In this section, you will find essential resources available for the subject area of Tourism and Hospitality. You can locate print books and have access to electronic books, journal articles, and databases. In order to access electronic books, journals, and databases you will need to use your institutional login. There is also a range of open access resources freely available online.

Tourism and Hospitality Key Subject Resources

There are many different resources available to help with your wider reading and research. You can access some of them directly from this page but most of your key electronic resources for Tourism and Hospitality are accessed through Library Search.

Box of Broadcasts

This is an academically-focused database of television and radio programmes which allows you to watch programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels; you can also access its archive containing over 3 million broadcasts.

Euromonitor Passport

UK and international industry data, market shares, distribution patterns, sales forecasts and other measurements relevant to each sector.  Also covers consumer trends, country reports and company profiles.  Coverage spans over 220 countries.

IBISWorld

IBISWorld provides industry intelligence that analyses the environment of over 400 UK industries using the five-digit level of the UK Standard Industrial Classification (UKSIC). Each industry report provides detailed performance data and analysis on the market, supply chain, operating strengths and weaknesses, external drivers, major player market strategies, industry profit and cost structure benchmarks.

Institute of Hospitality (direct access, not in Library Search) 

The Institute of Hospitality is the professional body for managers and aspiring managers working and studying in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry. Please contact us for the institutional username and password which will allow you to log in and register.

LexisPlus

LexisPlus is the largest collection of UK law, up-to-date legislation, case law, commentary and comprehensive practical guidance.

MarketLine Company and Industry Profiles

Provides accurate and up-to-date research reports on companies, industries, and countries across the global market.

National Statistics Online or Office for National Statistics (direct access)

National statistics from the UK Government. Open access, no need to log in.

Tourism and Hospitality Useful External Resources

The resources below are external links, not provided or subscribed to by the University. Therefore, we are not able to guarantee continuity of access. Please contact us to let us know if they are not accessible anymore.

Association of Events Organisers

AEO is the trade body representing companies which conceive, create, develop or manage trade and consumer events. AEO has two sister associations, AEV and ESSA, whose members come from the event venue and supplier communities. AEO works in partnership with its sister associations on a number of initiatives including research, cross association working groups and lobbying.

Business Visits and Events Partnership

BVEP is an umbrella organisation representing leading trade and professional organisations, government agencies and other significant influencers in the business visits and events sector. BVEP’s vision is to support sustainable growth for the United Kingdom’s Events Industry.

European Commission - Tourism

Information on the European Commission policies and actions on challenges facing tourism in the European Union. Sections include: support to tourism businesses, promoting Europe as a destination, international cooperation, the Tourism Business Portal, and the EDEN (European Destinations of Excellence) project.

OECD - Tourism

The Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development analyses and monitors policies and structural changes affecting the development of domestic and international tourism, providing policy-makers with concrete analysis of key challenges and policy responses that will shape tourism in the future.

Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics is the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and is responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional and local levels.

Olympics

This is the official website of the Olympic Games. Find all past and future Olympics, Youth Olympics, sports, athletes, medals, results, IOC news, photos and videos. see https://www.olympic.org/london-2012 for the London Olympics in 2012.

Tourism Alliance

The Tourism Alliance seeks to establish and maintain a favourable operating environment for all businesses involved in the delivery of tourism, particularly in England. Their main purpose is to lobby government both in England and Brussels on the key strategic issues facing the industry.

The Tourism Society

The Tourism Society is the professional membership body for people working in all sectors of the visitor economy. It is where individuals from across all sectors of the Visitor Economy come together (online and offline) for discussion, debate, to share views and knowledge, and to network.

World Tourism Organization

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. It is a global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how. 

UK Hospitality

UK Hospitality is the leading hospitality trade association UK and represents the interests of the UK's hospitality sector covering everything from bars, hotels, coffee shops, contract catering, nightclubs, visitor attraction, escape rooms, bowling alleys, independent and large multi-national sites.

UNWTO E-Library

The World Tourism Organization E-library is an online service containing books, journals and statistical reports by country and by indicator on the subject areas of ecotourism, sustainable development, finance and investment, risk and crisis management, market research, tourism statistics and poverty alleviation.

Visit Britain

A non-departmental public body funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, VisitBritain publishes many reports that provide statistics and data on many aspects of tourism in Britain such as inbound tourism, sector research, consumer behavior, business research, and more.

Tourism and Hospitality Study Skills

Developing a range of academic skills is an essential part of ensuring success in your studies and future employment. Explore our Study Skills section and book an online appointment if you require support.