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Search tips

Company databases may use SIC codes or NAIC codes. There is no SIC code for tourism, use:
551. Hotels and similar accommodation
552. Holiday and other short-stay accommodation
553. Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
559. Other accommodation

More information on classification codes.

Company research

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Learn about the Travel and Tourism industry

Technavio	Includes reports on golf tourism, space tourism and sustainable tourism markets amongst others.
IBISWorld	For the UK, USA Global and China it covers: Tourism; Amusement and theme parks; Cultural activities.
MarketLine	Reports for regions and countries covering: Travel and Tourism and Leisure Attractions
Bloomberg Finance Zone only	Go to > Function <BI> and selection sectors and sub-sectors. Or use the function <RES>.

**Web sources**
World Travel and Tourism Council Offer monthly Economic Impact Analysis reports and other research.	Center for Responsible Travel Reports and other resources relating to responsible tourism.
UNWTO Data Dashboard A series of data dashboards on different topics from the UN's World Tourism Organization.	COVID-19 and Tourism - an Update 2021 UNCTAD report assessing the economic consequences of the pandemic on the tourism sector. An update to the first report which was published in July 2020.
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 report from the World Economic Forum.	National Travel and Tourism Office Statistics and analysis from this US government department.

News and keeping up to date

ScienceDirect	Covers business and sci/tech. Contains a few titles relating to travel and tourism, some of which offer open access content.
Factiva	Our global news database with news wires, newspapers, websites and trade and professional titles. In addition to keyword searching we recommend limiting your search to showing articles from Sources that are relevant to your industry.
FT.com	Registration required. NB: It is included when searching Factiva.
Economist	Full personalised access to The Economist. Registration required.
Emerald ManagementXtra	Our subscription covers partial access to a number of Tourism and Hospitality journal titles.