UCF Research Guides: Hospitality & Tourism Databases: Hospitality & Tourism

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 Research
A collection of Industry Market Research. Includes Industry Reports (NAICS) and Industry iExpert Summaries for the United States.
GlobalData Explorer
International industry and company information, including SWOT profiles.
Additionally, some MarketLine reports are available via Business Source Premier.
To manually search MarketLine reports via EBSCOhost, 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)
Company histories, business, properties, income statements, balance sheets, long-term debts, lines of credit
Corporate Manuals, 1909-2013
- Bank & Finance
- Industrial
- International
- OTC Industrial
- Public Utility
- Transportation
- OTC Unlisted
- Archives Supplement
- Archives Supplement International
Municipal Manuals, 1918-2013
Mergent Intellect by FTSE Russell
"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."
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"Coupling Mergent's expertise in developing products for the reference marketplace with D&B®'s private company database, Mergent Intellect offers new and existing clients a unique opportunity to access private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.
Additionally, through Mergent’s partnership with Whitepages Pro, clients now have immediate access to contact information for over 250 million U.S. consumers. This enhanced search tool features specific information - name, address, previous address, age, number of household members and reverse phone number lookup capabilities - another valuable source of business insight."
Mintel Academic
Contains full text market research reports covering U.S. and global consumer markets, with an emphasis on European and U.S. markets.
Each report analyzes market share, segmentation, and trends along with providing comprehensive demographic profiles and consumer patterns.
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 Uni - All Content
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Full text of news and legal sources, as well as company and industry data.
Sources include newspapers, wire services, magazines, SEC filings, law cases, state and federal codes, law review journals, and reference works. Limited coverage of health administration news.
LexisNexis Academic (previous platform) is no longer accessible, as of December 2018.
RKMA eBooks
Richard K. Miller & Associates (RKMA) publishes 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. As of 2025, RKMA also publishes a Technology Business Ebook Series.
SBRnet: Sports Business Research Network
Statistics, market research, and publications on sports business, sales, and participation.
UN Tourism Elibrary (UN World Tourism Organization)
"The subject areas reflect all important themes moving the tourism sector and include, among others, ecotourism and sustainable development, tourism statistics, market research, innovation and new technologies and tourism policies. The UN Tourism Elibrary contains books, journals and statistical reports by country and by indicator."

Management & Business

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) (1971+)
The most comprehensive ABI/INFORM™ database, this comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world
Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost)
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.

Miscellaneous

Aging in the Modern World
"The world’s population is aging. While medical research into aging is long established, research into its societal impact is still underdeveloped. In response to this, Aging in the Modern World provides a rich, multi-media exploration of global aging complexities, offering diverse cultural perspectives, personal narratives, and scholarly insights from 1900 to 2020. Through its coverage of government approaches, societal attitudes, and key themes like ageism and technological innovations, it serves as an invaluable resource for understanding and addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with the aging population worldwide."
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 Southeast News Stream) (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.