Best Bets
- Hospitality & Tourism Complete (EBSCOhost) (1960+)Scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.
- Leisure Tourism Abstracts (CABI) (1974+)The leading database on leisure, tourism, hospitality and recreation information. Includes articles, abstracts, and some eBooks.
- Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile)"provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications that cover topics including the cultural and economic aspects of travel and tourism. The database offers current and relevant content that provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries."
Hospitality & Tourism Databases
Company & Industry Research
- Business Insights (Gale) (1980+)A collection of company & industry information, including articles, financials, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and chronologies
(formerly Business & Company Resource Center) - IBISWorld - Industry Market ResearchA collection of Industry Market Research. Includes Industry Reports (NAICS) and Industry iExpert Summaries for the United States.
- MarketLine AdvantageInternational industry and company information, including SWOT profiles
- for access to some MarketLine reports, connect to Business Source Premier, search for "Marketline" and then use the left column filter to limit Publisher to "Marketline" - Mergent Archives by FTSE Russell (1909-2013)Mergent products were integrated into FTSE Russell on August 31, 2019.
Company histories, business, properties, income statements, balance sheets, long-term debts, lines of credit - Mergent Intellect by FTSE RussellMergent products were integrated with FTSE Russell's on August 31, 2019. Some platforms have changed.
"Mergent Intellect is a highly flexible web-based application that features a deep collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence."
See video tutorials - Mintel AcademicContains full text market research reports covering U.S. and global consumer markets, with an emphasis on European and U.S. markets.
- NetAdvantage (S&P)Database for searching information on stocks, companies, industries and mutual funds. Access to nine of the most popular S&P publications including Stock Reports, Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, and The Outlook.
- Nexis UniSee UCF User Help Guide
Full text of news and legal sources, as well as company and industry data. - RKMA eBooksRichard K. Miller & Associates (RKMA) publishes 12 biennial market research handbooks for the following markets: restaurant, food & beverage; sports; consumer; consumer behavior; international consumer; business-to-business; consumer use of the internet & mobile web; healthcare business; retail business; entertainment, media & advertising; leisure business; and travel & tourism.
- SBRnet: Sports Business Research NetworkStatistics, market research, and publications on sports business, sales, and participation.
- Tourism Statistics (UN World Tourism Organization)"...the latest and most up-to-date tourism statistics for all the countries and regions around the world. Data on inbound, domestic and outbound tourism is available, as well as on tourism industries, employment and complementary indicators."
Management & Business
- ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) (1971+)Covers advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, business conditions, trends, corporate strategies & tactics, management techniques, competitive & product information, company histories & new product development
- Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost)Covers management, economics, finance, banking, investment, and related fields. Full text included for nearly 2,300 journals.
- Orlando Business Journal (Westlaw) (2006+)NOTE: Westlaw Campus access will cease on July 31, 2024
Miscellaneous
- Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)"provides access to academic journals and magazines on all aspects of cooking and nutrition. The database includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information."
- Orlando Sentinel (ProQuest) (1985+)Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Classifieds and advertisements are excluded.
Click for earlier content from the Sentinel and other area newspapers. - SimplyAnalytics (Geographic Research)SimplyAnalytics "enables non-technical users to quickly create professional quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business and marketing data."
NOTE: Limited to 5 simultaneous users - Wall Street Journal (ProQuest) (1984+)Financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance.
Databases by content type
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