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Appendix A: travel and tourism information sources

9 December, 2015 - 16:07

Indexing sources

Business Periodicals Index. A cumulative index covering subjects in business.

Predicasts. Articles are indexed by industry and product, by country, and by company.

Predicasts F & S Europe. Covers the Common Market, Iberia, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, USSR.

Predicasts F & S Index International. Covers Canada, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Oceania, Japan, and other Asian countries.

Predicasts F & S Index United States. Indexes articles from the United States and foreign sources that affect American business.

Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin. Books, pamphlets, government publications, private and public agency reports and periodicals relating to economic and social conditions, public administration, and international relations.

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. Index of the contents of general magazines.

Bibliographies

Annals of Tourism Research, Menomonie, Wisconsin, Department of Habitational Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stout, "Tourism and the Social Sciences: A Bibliography," Jafar Jafari, (ed.). Vol. 6, No. 2 (April/June 1979), pp. 149-194. Covers work done from 1970 to 1978.

Bibliographie Touristique, Aix-en-Provence, France, Centre d'Etudes du Tour-isme, 18, Rue de l'Opera, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, R. Baretje (ed.). Inventory of the world's literature in tourism by subject, country, and author. Every three months the centre publishes the Tourist Analysis Review, an analysis of approximately 160 books or articles dealing with tourism.

Bibliography of Hotel and Restaurant Administration, Ithaca, New York, The Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration, Statler Hall, Cornell University, Margaret J. Oaksford (ed.), 1982, 275 pp. Listing of 5,500 references.

Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations in Recreation, Parks, Camping and Outdoor Recreation, Alexandria, Virginia, National Recreation and Park Association, 1970, 555 pp. Annotated bibliography of about 4,000 references.

Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations in Recreation and Parks, 1979. Annotated bibliography of 2,798 references that updates the 1970 bibliography listed above.

Bibliography of Tourism and Travel Studies, Reports and Articles, Boulder, Colorado, Business Research

Division, College of Business, University of Colorado, C.R. Goeldner and Karen Dicke (eds.), 1980, 762 pp. The nine-volume set contains material on information sources, economics, international tourism, lodging, recreation, transportation, advertising, and statistics.

Book Catalogue of Tourism Research Studies/82, 4th ed., Ottawa, Ontario, Tourism Research and Data Centre, Canadian Government Office of Tourism, 235 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OH6. Listing of sources produced by primarily Canadian sources.

Journal of Travel Research, Boulder, Colorado, Business Research Division, College of Business, University of Colorado. "The Travel Research Bookshelf," an annotated bibliography of current materials, is a regular feature of the quarterly journal.

HCIMA Research Register. Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management Association, 191 Trinity Road, London, England SW17 7HN. Contains nine major categories of items: Products and Services, Gastronomy, Management, Accounting and Finance, Manpower and Personnel, Marketing, Education, Tourism, and Sectors of Industry.

Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (formerly Rural Recreation and Tourism Abstracts), Oxford, England, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux. Quarterly abstracts arranged by subject.

The Lodging and Restaurant Index, Continuing Education Business Office, Purdue University. Annual index of 28 hospitality publications.

PATA Research Library Bibliography, San Francisco, Pacific Area Travel Association, 1977. Annotated listing of recent or popularly used references.

Tourism: A Guide to Sources of Information, Edinburgh, Scotland, Capital Planning Information, Ltd., 6 Castle Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 3AT, 1981, 73 pp. Deals primarily with references about the United Kingdom.

Tourism and Vacation Planning: State and Local Government Planning, Springfield Virginia, National Technical Information Service, 1983, 223 pp. Covers economic and socioeconomic studies from 1964 to 1983.

Travel and Tourism Bibliography and Resource Handbook, Jeanne Gay (ed.), Santa Cruz, California, The Travel and Tourism Press, P.O. Box 1188, 1981, 1,328 pp. Includes listings by geographic location, environment-ecology, transportation, leisure, and travel photography.

Travel and Tourism Research: A Guide to Information Sources in the Washington D.C. Area, Boulder, Colorado, Business Research Division, University of Colorado, 1982, 107 pp. Listings under public and private organizations, libraries, publications, available data bases, and embassies.

Travel Data Locator Index, Washington, D.C, U.S. Travel Data Center, 1978, 232 pp. More than 1,000 statistical series covering travel and recreation.

University Research in Business and Economics, Morgan town, West Virginia, Bureau of Business Research, College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, annual, 298 pp. Covers the publications of members of the Association for University Business and Economic Research and the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.

Periodicals

Annals of Tourism Research, Pergammon Press, Elmsford, New York, quarterly. ASTA Travel News, American Society of Travel Agents, Inc., New York, monthly.

Canadian Travel News, Southam Communications, Ltd., Don Mills, Ontario, biweekly.

Canadian Travel Press, A Baxter Publication, Toronto, Ontario, biweekly.

The Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, quarterly.

Courier, National Tour Association, Inc., 546 East Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508, monthly.

Hotel and Motel Management, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publications, Cleveland, monthly.

Hotels and Restaurants International (formerly Service World International). Cahners Publishing Co., Boston, seven times a year.

ICTA Journal, Institute of Certified Travel Agents, Wellesley, Massachusetts, twice a year.

International Journal of Hospitality Management, Pergammon Press, Oxford, England, three times a year. International Tourism Quarterly, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Ltd., London, England, quarterly. Journal of Leisure Research, National Recreation and Park Association, Alexandria, Virginia, quarterly. Journal of Travel Research, Business Research Division, College of Business, University of Colorado, Boulder, quarterly.

Leisure Sciences, Crane Russak and Company, Inc., New York, quarterly.

Leisure Studies, E. & F.N. Spon Ltd., London England, three times a year.

Lodging, American Hotel Association Directory Corporation, New York, monthly except August.

Meetings and Conventions, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, New York, monthly.

Resort Management, Western Specialty Publications, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee, monthly.

The Tourist Review, Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism, St. Gallen, Switzerland, quarterly.

Tourism Management, Butterworth Scientific, Ltd., Guildford, England, quarterly.

Tourism Recreation Research, Centre for Tourism Research, Lucknow, India, twice yearly.

The Travel Agent, American Travel Division, Capital Cities Media, Inc., New York, twice weekly. Travel Marketing (JAX FAX), 397 Post Road, Box 4013, Darien, Connecticut 06820, monthly. Travel Printout, U.S. Travel Data Center, Washington, D.C., monthly.

Travel Trade, Travel Trade Publications, Inc., New York, weekly.

Travel Weekly, Ziff-Davis Publishing, Inc., New York, twice weekly.

World Travel, World Tourism Organization, Madrid, Spain, six times a year.

Trade and professional organizations

Air Transport Association of America, 1709 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20006.

American Hotel and Motel Association, 1201 New York Avenue, N.W., 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005- 3917

American Society of Travel Agents, 1101 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Mailing address: Box 23992, Washington, D.C. 20026.

Association of Travel Marketing Executives, 53 Church Street, Stonington, Connecticut 06378. Institute of Certified Travel Agents, 148 Linden Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181.

International Air Traffic Association, 2000 Peel Street, Suite 200, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2R4. International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, 7222 W. Cer-mak Road, Suite 303, North Riverside, Illinois 60546.

International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus, 702 Bloomington Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820.

International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism, Varnbuelstrasse 19, CH-9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland.

National Recreation and Park Association, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. National Tour Association, 120 Kentucky Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky 40502.

Pacific Area Travel Association, 228 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, California 94108.

Tourism Industry Association of Canada, 130 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIP 5GH. Travel and Tourism Research Association, P.O. Box 8066, Foothill Station, Salt

Lake City, Utah 84108. Travel Industry Association of America, 1899 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

World Tourism Organization, Capitan Haya, 42, Madrid, 20, Spain.

Government directories

Tourism Compendium, World Tourism Organization, Capitan Haya, 42, Madrid, 20/Spain. Contains a listing of the members and associates (including most government travel organizations).

World Travel Directory, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, One Park Avenue, New York, 10016. Contains a listing of government agencies involved in tourism.

Data bases

Tourism Reference and Data Centre, 3rd Floor West, 235 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OH6, Canada. The Travel Reference Center, Business Research Division, College of Business, University of Colorado,

Boulder, Colorado 80309. Houses the library of the Travel and Tourism Research Association. Computer searches available.

U.S. Travel Data Center, 1899 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Includes work on National Travel Survey, Impact of Travel on State Economies, Survey of State Travel Offices, Travel Price Index, and an Annual Travel Forum.

World Tourism Organization, Capitan Haya, 42, E-Madrid, 20/Spain.