Category: Tourism Open Access

21 Nov, 2019

New FREE reports from UNWTO elibrary

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) make some of their ebooks and reports freely available to read within their eLibrary. Quite a few reports have been published during 2019 which relate to topics...

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10 Oct, 2019

WTTC Report: Generating Jobs for Youth

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) publish research on topics such as the economic and social impact of tourism. In January 2019 WTTC published 'Travel & Tourism: Generating Jobs for Youth which "looks...

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2 May, 2019

City Analysis Report by WTTC

In February we posted about the range of resources on Cities and urban spaces, and today we're highlighting another great resource on this topic. City Analysis - World Travel & Tourism Council The report...

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25 Apr, 2019

Free report: Sustainable Destination Management: the road to a circular economy

One Planet is a platform in support of goal 12 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which is to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. It includes a database of relevant reports from stakeholders....

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22 Apr, 2019

Free Reports from the World Travel & Tourism Council

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) publish research on topics related to travel and tourism which are free to download from their web page. Tourism, hospitality and events students may find these reports...

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18 Apr, 2019

Open access resources for tourism, hospitality and events

What is open access? Open access journals and articles are free to access and read. Gold open access is where an author publishes their article in an online open access journal. In contrast, green...

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12 Apr, 2019

Creativity and the Future of Skills – Report from Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre

The recently published 'Creativity and Future of Skills Report' will be an interesting read for students, particularly on events management modules, who are interested in the creative industries. Creativity and the Future of Skills...

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4 Apr, 2019

Terrorism in Tourism Cities – Special Virtual Issue available until 30th April

There is a special virtual issue of 'International Journal of Tourism Cities' focused on Terrorism in Tourism Cities. Articles are free to view between 30th March and 30th April 2019 so if this topic...

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25 Mar, 2019

Our World in Data – free resource

Our World in data is a free to access, non-profit website that presents data and research on global trends. Research can be viewed by topic, and some examples of topics that may be of interest...

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9 Jul, 2018

Tourism for Development – free UNWTO report

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) makes many of it's publications available for free via the UNWTO eLibrary. Tourism for Development - Volume 1: Key Areas for Action and Volume 2: Success Stories are...

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15 May, 2018

New UNWTO ebook: European Union Tourism Trends

Excerpt from Abstract Europe is the most visited tourism region in the world, and within it the European Union (EU) welcomes just under half of total international arrivals. Yet, as a result of rising...

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26 Apr, 2018

Thomas Cook & a history of travel

For those with an interest in mass tourism or travel, history Thomas Cook has a very interesting page on the rich history of travel with the company over 175 years starting with trips by...

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10 Apr, 2018

Eat Well Travel Better Podcast

Eat Well Travel Better is a podcast from World Food Travel Association presented by Erik Wolf and Aashi Vel. The presenters meet leaders in the industry and discusses issues in gastronomy, tourism and hospitality. ...

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3 Apr, 2018

New UNWTO book – Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals – Good Practices in the Americas

Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals – Good Practices in the Americas The following is a quite from the abstract: “This joint publication between UNWTO and the Organization of American States highlights case studies...

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29 Mar, 2018

Music Tourism: Wish You Were Here 2017 (UK Music report)

Wish You Were Here: The Contribution of Live Music to the UK Economy This is an interesting report which will be of interest to students on tourism and event management modules. In it you...