Tourism and Hospitality
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
The SAGE handbook of tourism studies
The SAGE handbook of Hospitality Management
Successful event management : a practical handbook
Travel & tourism market research handbook
Handbook of marketing research methodologies for hospitality and tourism
Handbook on E-marketing for tourism destination
Dictionary of travel, tourism and hospitality
Dictionary of travel and tourism terminology
Dictionary of leisure, travel and tourism
Glossary of tourism and allied terms
Browsing the shelves:
- G151-G154 Travel
- G155 Tourism
- GV1-GV1860 Recreation and Leisure
- HD31-HD62 Management
- HF5411-HF5415 Marketing
- TX901-TX953 Hospitality
Contact Librarians
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
Key Tourism/Hospitality databases
Hospitality and Tourism Complete
Other relevant databases
News
Factiva Search the full text of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world. Full text is usually available back to the 1990s. No images or full-page views.
Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre Search the full text of Australian and New Zealand newspapers back to about 2000. Full-text is available, but there are no images or full-page views.
Informit TVNews Videoclips of news broadcasts from Australian television stations from 2007 onwards.
PressDisplay Shows
page layout views of newspapers, showing the stories exactly as published. Only
the last 60 days of publication available.
Secondary Materials
Specialised Resources
GMID (Global Market Information Database) - Key database for global consumer market analysis. Provides time series statistics by country and market.
IBISWorld - IBISWorld Industry Market Reports provide strategic insights and analysis on over 500 Australian industries.
Margaret Gee's Australian media guide - detailed entries on more than 16,000 media contacts and 2,500 media outlets
Statistics
Web Sites
Key Australian web sites:
Key Australian government web sites
Australian Government: Department of Resources, Energy & Tourism
Key international web sites
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
The International Ecotourism Society
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