The guide to Internet resources in hospitality,
leisure, sport and tourism
How To Find Out
Statistics
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Introduction
This guide lists a selection of key sources for statistics and market research in hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism. It is not the intention here to draw comparisons between sources, or to give information on how to use or review statistics and market research publications or how to conduct research. If the resources listed are not available in your library please ask staff for advice.
General Reference Sources
Brunt, P. Market research in travel and tourism London: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000 ISBN:075064347
Clark, M. Researching and Writing Dissertations in Hospitality and Tourism London: International Thomson Business Press, 1998 ISBN: 1861520468
Johns, N. Research Methods in Service Industry Management London: Cassell, 1998 ISBN: 0304335123
Mort, D. Understanding statistics and market research data London: Europa, 2001 ISBN: 0851424597
Ritchie, J. R.B. Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Research: a handbook for managers and researchers Chichester: Wiley, 1994 (2nd edition) ISBN: 0471582484
Scarrott, M (ed) Sport, Leisure & Tourism Information Sources: a guide for researchers Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999 ISBN: 0750638648
Veal, A.J. Research methods for leisure and tourism: a practical guide Pitman, 1997 (2nd edition) ISBN:0273620525
General Statistics
Government Statistics
Office for National Statistics, Guide to Official Statistics London: HMSO, 2000 ISBN: 011621161X
National Statistics- the official UK statistics site
Statistical Resources from the Office of National Statistics - ONS
Annual Abstracts of Statistics
Consumer Price Indices
Consumer Trends
Family Spending: a report on the expenditure and food survey
Labour Market Trends
Living in Britian (General Household Survey)
Social Trends
United Kingdom National Accounts
Other Countries Government Statistics
Australia
Year Book Australia - Australian Bureau
of Statistics
Canada
Canada Year Book - Statistics
New Zealand
New Zealand Official Yearbook -
Statistics NewZealand
United States
Statistical Abstract of the United States
- National Technical Information Service (USA)
Non Governmental Statistics
United Kingdom
Mort, D. Sources of Un-Official UK Statistics Aldershot: Gower,
2002 (5th edition) ISBN: 0566082365
Other Countries Non-governmental Statistics
Euromonitor. World directory of Non-official Statistical Sources London: Euromonitor, 2002 (4nd edition) ISBN: 1842642421
Subject Gateways for Sport, Leisure Tourism & Hospitality
Gateways catalogue sites by subject and are a good starting point when searching for websites on a particular topic.
ALTIS
The guide to Internet resources in hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism.
Biz/ed Business and Economics
SOSIG Social Science Information Gateway
Sport Quest: the virtual resources centre for sport information
Tourism Research Links
Created by René Waksberg
Sport, Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality Statistics
Statistics are not confined to statistical publications. Market Research reports, yearbooks, handbooks and annuals of individual associations or on specific topic areas are also good sources of data. Some statististical data are the results of "one-off" surveys. Others are regularly revised and updated as part of an ongoing survey.
Reference Sources
Directory of EU Information Sources Genval: Euroconfidentiel, 2003, (13th revised edition) ISBN: 2930066660
United Kingdom
British Conference Venue Survey - British Association of Conference Destinations
British Hospitality Association Trends and Statistics - British Hospitality Association (BHA)
Leisure and Recreation Statistics Estimates - Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Leisure Forecasts - Leisure Industries Research Centre
Leisure Intelligence - Mintel
Sightseeing in the UK - English Tourism Council
Star UK is the website of the United Kingdom Research Liaison Group. The group is made up of representatives of the national tourist boards for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Britain and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Sport Market Forecasts - Sheffield: Sport Industry Research Centre
Travel and Tourism Analyst - Mintel
Travel Trends - ONS
Visits to Visitor Attractions - VisitBritain
UK Tourist: Statistics - English Tourism Council
UK Trends: performance and profitability of the country's hotels - Pannell Kerr Forster Associates
United Kingdom Hotel Industry - London: TRI Hospitality Consulting
Historical
Digest of Sport Statistics - Sport England (1983, 1986, 1991)
Digest of Tourist Statistics (1969-2001) - British Tourist Authority (BTA)
English Heritage Monitor (1985-1997) and Heritage Monitor (1998-2001) - English Tourism Council
Leisure day visits: a report of the 1998 UK day visits survey - Countryside Agency ISBN: 0861706072
Overseas Visitor Survey (1985-1995) - BTA
Tourism Intelligence Quarterly (1988-2002) - BTA
International
Compendium of Tourism Statistics - World Tourism Organization
Tourism Highlights - World Tourism Organization
Tourism Market Trends (by region) - World Tourism Organization
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics - World Tourism Organization
Canadian Tourism Commission (go to Industry resources section)
New Zealand Ministry of Tourism - Review of core tourism statistics (in the Research section)
Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (USA)
Research in UK Universities
Reference sources
Sport and Leisure Research on Disc 1970-2003
Sheffield: University of Sheffield.
This indexes MAs, MScs, MEs, MPhils and PhDs from UK universities
Research Centres
Centre for Leisure and Sport Research - Leeds Metropolitan University
Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy - Loughborough University
International Institute for Culture, Tourism and Development - London Metropolitan University
Leisure Industries Research Centre - Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield
Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences - Liverpool John Moores University
School of Management Studies: Tourism Research Group - University of Surrey
Trade Assocations & Industry Sources
Reference Sources
Trade Associations and Professional Bodies of the United Kingdom London; Thomson-Gale Research, 2003 (17th edition) ISBN: 1860993656
Directory of British Associations & Associations in Ireland Beckenham: CBD Research, 2002 (16th edition) ISBN: 0900246928
Organisations
British Hospitality Association
(BHA)
Queens House
55-56 Lincoln's Inn field
London WC2A 3BH
Tel: 020 7404 7744
Email: bha@bha.org.uk
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
15 Regent Street
London SW1Y 4LR
Tel: 020 7830 1007
Fax: 020 7830 1023
Email: london@eiu.com
Euromonitor
60-61 Britton Street
London EC1M 5UX
Tel: 020 7251 8024
Fax: 020 7608 3149
Email: info@euromonitor.com
Eurostat
Joseph Bech building
Rue Alcide de Gasperi
L-2920 Luxembourg
Email: ESTAT-infodesk@cec.eu.int
Henley Centre for Forecasting
11-33 St John Street
London EC1M 4PJ
Tel: 020 7955 1800
Fax: 020 7955 1900
Email: future@henleycentre.com
Hotel & Catering International Management
Association (HCIMA)
Address details see below Libraries: HCIMA
Key Note Ltd.
Field House
72 Oldfield Road
Hampton
Middlesex TW12 2HQ
Tel: 020 8481 8750
Fax: 020 8783 0049
Leisure Industries
Research Centre (LIRC)
Sheffield Hallam University
Unit 1 Sheffield Science Park
Howard Street
Sheffield S1 2LX
Tel: 0114 225 3972
Fax: 0114 225 4488
Email: Lirc@shu.ac.uk
Market Research Society
15 Northburgh Street
London EC1V 0JR
Tel: 020 7490 4911
Email: info@mrs.org.uk
Professional body for individuals employed in market research.
Mintel International Group Ltd.
18-19 Long Lane
London EC1A 9PL
Tel: 020 7606 4533
Fax: 020 7606 5932
Email: info@mintel.com
Office of National Statistics (ONS)
Address details see below Libraries: NSILS
Parnell Kerr Forster
Farringdon Place
20 Farringdon Road
London EC1M 3AP
Tel: 020 7065 0000
Fax: 020 7065 0650
Sport England
3rd Floor Victoria House
Bloomsbury Square
London WC1B 4SE
Tel: 020 7273 1500
Fax: 020 7383 5740
Email: info@sportengland.org
TRi Hospitality Consulting
88 Baker Street
London W1U 6TQ
Tel: 020 7486 5191
Fax: 020 7486 1189
Email: info@trihc.com
World Tourism Organization
(WTO)
Capitan Haya 42 - 28020
Madrid
Spain
Tel: (34) 91 567 81 00
Fax: (34) 91 571 37 33
Email: omt@world-tourism.org
VisitBritain
Thames Tower Blacks Road
London W6 9EL
Tel: 020 8563 3010
Libraries
Hotel & Catering International Management
Association (HCIMA)
Trinity Court
34 West Street
Sutton
Surrey SM1 1SH
Tel: 020 8661 4900
Fax: 020 8661 4901
The library & information service is open to members only by appointment.
Leeds Metropolitan University
Learning Centre
City Campus
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds LS1 3HE
Tel: 0113 283 5968
Liverpool John Moores University
Learning and Information Services
79 Tithebarn Street
Liverpool L2 2ER
Tel: 0151 231 4022
Fax: 0151 231 4479
National
Statistics Library Services
The Library Office for National Statistics
1 Drummond Gate
London SW1V 2QQ
Tel: 0845 601 3034
Fax: 01633 652747
Email: info@statistics.gov.uk
Oxford Brookes University
Headington Library
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford OX3 0BP
Tel: Library enquiries: 01865 483156
Fax: 01865 483998
Sheffield Hallam University
Learning Centre
City Campus,
Pond street
Sheffield S1 1WB
Tel: 0114 225 2109
Fax: 0114 225 3859
Email: Learning.Centre@shu.ac.uk
The Sports library
The Central Library
Surrey Street
Sheffield, S1 1XZ
Tel: 0114 273 4747 or 0114 273 4748
Fax: 0114 273 5009
Email: sheffield.cas@dial.pipex.com
University of Bournemouth
Talbot Campus Library and Learning Centre
Fern Barrow
Poole
Dorset BH12 5BB
Tel: 01202 595561
Fax: 01202 595475
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH
Tel: 01483 689287
Fax: 01483 689500
Email: library-enquiries@surrey.ac.uk
University of Wales Institute,
Cardiff
Colchester Avenue Library
Cardiff CF23 9XR
Tel: 029 2041 6241
VisitBritain Library
Information Resources Manager
Thames Tower
Blacks Road
London W6 9EL
Tel: 020 8563 3011
Email: gaynor.evans@visitbritain.org
Not open to the public. Can offer help by email or phone.
This guide was written by Denise Amalemba (d.amalemba@unl.ac.uk)
for SPRIG.
Updated by Sarah Ward (s.f.ward@shu.ac.uk)
©The copyright of this publication is held by SPRIG.
For more information about SPRIG email info@sprig.org.uk
February 2004