Welcome to your library subject page. This has been compiled by your subject librarian and is here to help you find information for your studies and research. It is not an exhaustive list of everything available, but will point you in the right direction.
OneSearch is a good place to start your research. However as you progress through your course you will need to develop your searching skills to incorporate other sources.
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We have selected some key eresources and individual journal titles to help you locate relevant material for your subject.
Eresources allow you to search across multiple sources at one time eg a range of journal articles. Some eresources are subject specific and provide more tailored results.
In addition to these key eresources you can also explore our full A-Z of eresources.
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A massive business specific eresource containing tourism and other business related articles and reports | |
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Business Source Complete | Contains a good array of travel and tourism articles and country reports plus material on more general business, leadersip and management topics |
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Advanced Search Complete |
A multi-disciplinary eresource containing journal articles and other material. Includes some material on travel and tourism |
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Digimap | Customise OS and environmental maps to add to reports. (Not available via Onesearch) |
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Environment Complete | Articles and more on ecotourism and environmental issues. |
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Mintel | Use Mintel to understand travel and tourism market sectors in the UK, Europe and selected countries further afield. Gives market sizes, market trends, consumer behaviour, major players. (Not available via Onesearch) New AI powered search called Leap now live. Click on the Leap link by the Mintel logo. Use to interrogate Mintel material on their website. |
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A statistical database allowing you to find the market size and segmentation for eg the travel and tourism market in Australia plus socioeconomic data too. (Not available via Onesearch) | |
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A statistics, market research and business data website containing various reports on UK tourism and further afield. (Not available via Onesearch) | |
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This eresource contains articles from over 30 tourism and related journal titles. | |
Browse or search inside key journal titles for your subject below. For a full range of titles check our A-Z of journals via Journals Search.
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Current Issues in Tourism |
This journal aims to encourage in depth discussions of key questions within tourism. |
| Critical understanding of the relationship between tourism and sustainability. Theoretical, conceptual and empirical research plus new ideas and approaches of theory into practice | ||
| Provides a platform for researchers and managers in travel and tourism to keep up to date with the latest developments | ||
| Focusing on travel and tourism behaviour, management and development | ||
| Aimed at those involved in planning and management of travel and tourism at international, national and regional levels. | ||
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Cumbria Intelligence Observatory | Indepth statistics for Cumbria |
| UK Government department covering tourism | ||
| Historic England is the government’s statutory adviser on the historic environment, championing historic places and helping people to understand, value and care for them | ||
| Professional membership body for individuals employed in the travel and tourism industry. Includes summarise of research into the sector within the Education section. | ||
| Indepth statistics for Lancashire | ||
| Leisure and tourism section of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) | ||
| VisitBritain (VB) is the national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy. It works with UK Trade & Investment as well as airlines, travel operators, global brands and the official tourism bodies for London, England, Scotland and Wales | ||
| The WTTC presents the travel and tourism private sector globally. See the publications section for research reports. | ||
| Access to UK Acts of Parliament | ||
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