Hospitality & Hotels

A statistical review of the operating and financial performance of private clubs in North America. Provides information on income from membership dues, food and beverage sales, guest room rentals, and other sources. Expense statistics are presented for the restaurant, golf, utilities, maintenance, clubrooms, and administrative departments.  For older editions, Check PKF Boston Publications and Harvard Availability.

Annual tourism statistics for European countries including capacity and occupancy of hotels, tourism trips, employment in the tourism industry, etc.

PwC publishes US Hospitality Directions on a quarterly basis. The reports have a near-term outlook for US hotels with data from leading hotel market data provider, STR Global.

The World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index measures “the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of the travel and tourism sector.” Search for this title from the list of available Forum reports.

Ref. TX909.A1 H3 in the Stamps Reading Room
Features in-depth analyses of hotel revenues, expenses, and profits. The data is arrayed in a variety of property type, geographic location, rate, and size categories.

Ref. G155 .A1 Y43 in the Stamps Reading Room.
Travel statistics by country.

Ref. G155 .A1 P58 in the Stamps Reading Room.
Annual publication with industry trends, statistics, and company profiles. Coverage is international in scope, but mostly in the U.S.

Lists the top rated hotels, cruise lines, and spas, and more.

Provides industry news, statistics, and forecasts as well as links to a variety of industry resources and job postings.

Publishes an annual European Tourism: Trends & Prospects report.

Some industry news and event calendar are freely available.

Organization of national industry associations, institutions, operators, and owners.

Fact sheets, trends and forecasts, and statistics by state.

Events sponsored by the U. S. Travel Association. Also includes some industry statistics.

Provides reports on the travel and tourism industry worldwide.

Research articles address new management principles, practical advice, analysis of trends, and recommendations for career development.  

Topics include architects, restaurants, interior design, sustainable development and industry trends.

A variety of content including hotel industry news, hotel announcements, product descriptions, and event calendar.

Hotel industry news including weekly occupancy, average daily rate, and revenue per available room numbers by Smith Travel Research (STR). 

News and white papers covering the foodservice industry including restaurants, restaurant chains, marketing, operations, and events.

News on the quick service restaurant industry. The QSR 50 reports sales and number of units for the top 50 chains by segment.