Hospitality Management & Event Management Research Guide

The Conversation has been around since 2015, starting in Australia, and publishes readable, accessible articles for the general public written by academic experts. ISU recently became an institutional member.

A source of hospitality news with an archive dating back to 2016.

Published biennially by the World Economic Forum, "Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report and Index benchmarks the T&T competitiveness of 140 economies and measures the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of the Travel & Tourism (T&T) sector, which in turn, contributes to the development and competitiveness of a country."

A completely free resource generated by the U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. Contains a lot of demographic data as relates to travel including commuting, leisure travel and more.

"The 2020 edition analyses tourism performance and policy trends across 51 OECD countries and partner economies. It highlights the need for coherent and comprehensive approaches to tourism policy making, and the significance of the tourism economy, with data covering domestic, inbound and outbound tourism, enterprises and employment, and internal tourism consumption. Tourism policy priorities, reforms and developments are analysed and examples of country practices highlighted. Thematic chapters provide insights on preparing tourism businesses for the digital transformation, and rethinking tourism success to promote more sustainable and inclusive tourism development."

"A bi-annual magazine of UCF's Rosen College of Hospitality Management. Focuses on subjects that are impacting the hospitality and tourism industry and its stakeholders."

"Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening."

This rich resource is a treasure trove of curated websites. Even though the site is no longer updated after the project folded a couple of years ago, a lot can still be discovered from it.

"As the official publication of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), LODGING's mission is to be hoteliers'​ go-to source of strategic business and management content. ....It serves up the critical solutions used by thought leaders in the hotel business. Readers will find in-depth finance and development articles, design and F&B trends, and the latest industry news, all alongside profiles, interviews, and good advice from people all over the hotel scene who are doing interesting things to drive their businesses forward". Print copies available in the library; Call #TX901 L63x

Click on the "Latest Issue" tab on the top right corner then use the drop-down menu on the top left corner to find the archive.

A "global hospitality website that delivers industry technology B2B-driven opinion-based articles that capture the essence of our industry and educate our readers."

"A travel industry news site. It also provides market research and marketing services to the travel industry."

".... online information and knowledge base for not only the hospitality industry, but also the Hospitality and many other channels."