Tourism, Travel and Hospitality

Learn about the industry's scope and access relevant resources

Key Databases: Articles

Library Quick Search is a discovery tool that searches across multiple databases. Use filters on the left-hand side to narrow down your results.

GlobalData Explorer
Search for tourism, travel, hotels, hospitality.
Mintel Academic
Travel and tourism in countries and regions around the world, hotels, cruises, airlines, car rentals, and more.
IBISWorld
Contains detailed industry market reports for the U.S., based on the NAICS classification. Reports include industry performance, lifecycle, products and markets, supply chain, operating conditions, regulation and policy, key competitors, barriers to entry, outlook, and more. Specialized Industry Reports address more narrowly defined product/service segments or emerging industries.
RKMA eBooks
Annual collections of market research reports from Richard K. Miller & Associates on consumer behavior; consumer marketing; use of the internet and mobile web; entertainment; healthcare; leisure; retail, restaurant and food; sports; travel and tourism. 2017-current. Differs by title.

Hospitality Net
A hospitality-specific online knowledge-base. Much of its information, including news and market reports, is supplied by members of the industry.

Cornell Industry Guides
The Nestle Library at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration provides valuable research guides for various sectors of hospitality industry
BRASS Business Guide - Hospitality
Resources curated by business librarians.

While the UTSA Libraries may not offer access to some of these resources, you can always check UTSA Databases to see if they are available.