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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
- About.com Travel Comprehensive travel site
- Access-Able Travel Source For travelers with disabilities
- Bestfares.com
- CNN's Interactive travel guide
- Cheapseats.com International fares
- Cruise Critic
- Diversity Central: Resources for Cultural Diversity at Work
- DiversityInc.
- Expedia.com Online travel service
- Farechase.com
- Gaming: Selected Internet Resources From the University of Nevada at Las Vegas
- Gaming Studies Research Center From the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, provides a gateway to gaming research
- Great Lakes Information Network
- Hospitality 1st Hospitality Sales, Marketing & Public Relations
- Hospitality Net Industry news, job postings
- Hostline Cornell School of Hotel Administration hospitality research site
- Hotel Management Network
- Infohub Specialty Travel Guide Adventure, art, learning and sports vacations
- KAYAK Search multiple travel sites for flights, hotels, car rentals, cruises, and deals.
- Lycos travel guide
- My Travel guide Travel information
- The Travel Channel From Discovery.com
- Travelocity
- TravelWeb Business Traveler Resource Center
- Yahoo!: Travel Including Yahoo! Travel guide to destinations
- Yahoo!: Companies Includes links to companies in hospitality, restaurants, travel
CITY TRAVEL GUIDES
- City Guides Over 140 of world's most popular cities
- Citysearch.com
- Concierge.com
- Destinations From National Geographic, guide for the U.S. and Canada
- Fodor's Travel Service
- Insider's Guides
- Kasbah Searchable directory of destinations
- Lonely Planet Travel guide
- Lycos Destinations
- National Park Service, ParkNet
- PlanetRider Travel guide and planner
- Portals to the World Library of Congress gateway to electronic resources by country. Each country includes a Recreation and Travel section.
- Sustainable Destinations Geotourism sites from National Geographic
- US State Department travel advisories
- USA City Link
- Virtual Tourist WWW sites arranged geographically
- What's Going On Destination guides including festivals and events
- Yahoo!: Get Local
WISCONSIN TRAVEL
- Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce
- Wisconsin Department of Tourism for travelers and tourists
- Wisconsin Department of Tourism the agency website which covers Wisconsin tourism trends, strategic plans, and services
- Wistravel.com
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on the Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link.
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- Business Source Elite
- Corporate ResourceNet
- Hospitality and Tourism Complete
- McClatchy-Tribune Collection (newspapers)
- Masterfile Premier
- Regional Business News
- Emerald Library
- FirstSearch
- Business and Industry
- Business and Management Practices
- Business Dateline
- Worldscope - International company information
- leisuretourism Formerly TourCD, citations and abstracts
- Lexis Nexis: Academic Business and News section
- Disclosure - Company information
- NewsBank Full text newspaper articles
- Proquest
- ABI/Inform, business and management articles, most available in full-text
- Hoover's Company Records
- ProQuest Newspapers
- Turfgrass Information File (TGIF)
- WilsonWeb
- OmniFile
- Readers' Guide Full Text
- Business Full Text
- Directory of Open Access Journals Free database of full text academic journal articles
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
PERIODICALS
- BTNonline.com Business Travel News online
- Budget Travel From Frommers
- Chain Leader.com
- Club Management
- Conde Nast Traveler
- Connected Traveler
- EduFind
- Fine Travel
- Hotel Online Includes weekly Hospitality News and articles from the industry
- Hotel Resource News, polls about the lodging industry
- Hotels
- Meetings & Conventions
- Midwest Living
- National Geographic
- Nation's Restaurant News
- QSR magazine (Quick Service Restaurant)
- Restaurants & Institutions Magazine
- Restaurants & Institutions Marketplace
- Restaurants USA
- Smarter Travel
- Meetings Industry Megasite
- Travel & Leisure
- Travel Assist Magazine
- Travel Trade
- Virtual Clubhouse Online companion to Club Management
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
- Annals of Tourism Research
- Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly
- Hotel Business
- International Travel News
- Journal of Hospitality & Leisure Marketing
- Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
- Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism
- Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing
- Journal of Travel Research
- Lodging
- Lodging Hospitality
- Midwest Living
- National Geographic Adventure
- National Geographic Traveler
- Quarterly Trends in the Hotel Industry
- Tourism Geographies
- Tourism Management
- Tourism Recreation Research
- Travel Weekly
DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND HANDBOOKS
- Cruise review database
- Dictionary of Hotels, Tourism and Catering Management available in Credo
Reference formerly XReferPlus
- Fodor's travel dictionary
- Foreign languages for travelers dictionaries
- Frommer's Outspoken Encyclopedia of Travel
- OAG online Official airline guide, including flight schedules, airport info
- Travel Industry Dictionary
- Travelang
- U.S. Customs Service
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Career Opportunities in the Travel Industry REF G155.7 .C65
- Craighead's International Business, Travel, and Location Guide to Countries REF HF5549.5.E45 D56
- Dictionary of Travel and Tourism Terminology REF G155.A1 B38
- Encyclopedia of Ecotourism REF G156.5.E26 E53
- Encyclopedia of Tourism REFG155.A1 E4295
- Encyclopedia of Women's Travel and Exploration REF G465 .N47
- International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management REF TX905 .I67
- Literature of Travel and Exploration REF G465 .L565
- Traveler's Handbook REF G151 .T72
DIRECTORIES
- ASTA Travel Directory Directory of travel agencies
- Chamber of Commerce Directory
- Hospitality Index Directory of hospitality suppliers and manufacturers
- Hostels.com
- International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (CVB) members
- Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
- Travel Information.com Free travel brochures, maps and more
- The Virtual Tourist Directory of WWW sites arranged geographically
Lodging and Park Directories
- All the Hotels on the Web
- AllStays.com
- Bedandbreakfast.com
- Bookings Hotels worldwide
- Fodor's Hotel Index
- Hotelguide.com
- Lodging Guide Worldwide
- National Hotel Directory
- National Lodging Directory
- Pamela Lanier's Bed and Breakfast Guide Online
- ParkNet From the U.S. National Park Service
- ParkSearch Searchable index of state and national parks from L.L. Bean
- Resorts and Lodges
- Slow Travel Short term rentals
- Union Hotel Guide From Hotel and Restaurant Employees unions
- USA Hotel Guide
- Woodall's Campground Directory
- Worldwide Hostel Guide
Restaurant Directories
- Cuisine.Net Restaurant index, menus
- Dinesite.com
- Dining Directory.com
- eATNET Worldwide restaurant directory
- Yahoo!: Restaurants Company listing
Tourist attractions, casinos, cruises and amusements
- AmuseNet Companies supporting the amusement park industry
- Casino Network
- Cruise Direct
- Cruise2.com
- Theme Park City Directory for U.S.,Canada and Europe. Also hosts the Institute for Theme Park Studies
- Werner's - Theme parks, fairs and amusement parks
- Yahoo!: Amusement and Theme parks
- Yahoo!: Casinos
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- 100 Best All-Exclusive Resorts of the World REF TX907 .P33
- American Casino Guide REF HV6715 .A64
- Amusement Park Guide REF GV1853.2 .025
- Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships REF G550 .B42
- Complete Guide to Bed and Breakfasts, Inns and Guesthouses REF TX909 .L35
- Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges REF TX909 .L35
- Directory of Chain Restaurant Operators REF TX907 .C66
- Directory of Hotel and Lodging Companies REF TX907 .D5
- Hotel and Travel Industry REF TX907 .H59
- Official Meeting Facilities Guide REF TX907 .O46
- Official Travel Industry Travel Agent Directory REF G155.A1 T72x
- Parks Directory of the United States REF E160 .S65
- World Chamber of Commerce Directory REF HF294 .W64x
BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND MAP RESOURCES
Bibliographies direct you to books, journals, articles, etc. on various topics.
Atlas and map Web resources are available using the library's Map Resources page.
UNIVERSITIES
Hospitality and Tourism information from universities and colleges.
- Purdue University Hospitality and tourism program; Check the Great Links page
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel administration
- Cornell University Hotel administration
- Peterson'sFree site
- Peterson's Testing and
Education Reference Center Access thousands of college and graduate
school entries, identify scholarships, and take on-line practice tests
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Guide to College Programs in Hospitality, Tourism & CulinaryArts, TX 907 .G85
ASSOCIATIONS
- American Gaming Association
- American Hotel and Lodging Association
- American Hotel & Lodging Association: Multicultural Diversity Advisory Council
- American Resort Development Association
- American Society of Travel Agents (ASTAnet)
- Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
- Black Culinarian Alliance
- Club Managers Association
- Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
- Institute of Hospitality Online formerly Hotel and Catering International Management Association
- International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus
- International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education
- International Ecotourism Society
- Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance
- National Indian Gaming Association
- National Restaurant Association
- National Society of Minorities in Hospitality
- Pacific Asia Travel Association
- Travel and Tourism Research Association
- Travel Industry Association of America
- Women's Foodservice Forum
- World Tourism Organization
- World Travel & Tourism Council
STATISTICS
- American Travel Survey Detailed travel statistics for US, states and metropolitan areas
- International Travel and Tourism Statistics
- FedStats Searchable index of federal statistics
- Lodging Research.com From Price Waterhouse; Company & industry financials
- Plunket Research Online
- Stat-USA
- Statistical Abstract of the United States or REF HA202 .U53x
- Statistics and Demographics Subject Guide from the University Library
- Wisconsin Department of Tourism Includes Wisconsin tourism statistics
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Compendium of Tourism Statistics REF G155 .W672x
- Host Study REF TX901 .H672x
- Restaurant Industry Operations Report REF TX909.A1 .R47
- Who's Buying Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Beverages REF HD9348 .W56
- Who's Buying at Restaurants and Carry-outs REF TX945 .W56
- Who's Buying for Travel REF G155.U6 W56
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 06/13/2008 and Last Revised: 04/01/08
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