Scope of Web Page

This site supplements the print, media and electronic resources available in the ACC libraries. It focuses on news, research, and professional contact information. Our Hospitality website contains information on the business aspects of the hotel and restaurant industry.

Books and E-Books

ACC has a variety of print and online materials for your research needs. Refer to the ACC Library Catalog for more titles. When searching the Catalog, use keywords such as "travel" and "tourism."

New Books -- Materials purchased in support of the ACC hospitality, travel, and culinary arts programs.

Articles and News Databases

Academic Search Premier – Full text articles from over 4,600 periodicals.
Business Source Complete - Full text articles from 11,200 scholarly business journals.
InfoTrac Newspapers - Updated daily, full text from 140 national and international newspapers and selected full text from 300 news and business sources.
Newspaper Source - Updated daily, full text from 30 national and international newspapers, with selected full text for more than 200 regional newspapers.

Web Sites

General

Fodor's
The guidebook publisher provides free articles and general information about top destinations around the world.
Hostline's Index of Travel and Tourism Links
From the The Nestlé Library of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, this excellent page of travel and tourism links includes adventure and eco-tourism as well as the airline, gaming, and cruise industries.
Lonely Planet
Articles and destination guides from the publisher of popular guidebooks.
Rick Steves' Europe
Tips for planning budget travel in Europe.
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
Links to the official tourism offices of the individual United States and the countries of the world. U.S. Department of State -- Bureau of Consular Affairs
Find information about traveling in the U.S. and abroad. Read travel warnings, consular information sheets about each country, passport requirements, news releases and much more.
Yahoo! Travel Sites
A comprehensive list of travel & tourism links.

Industry and Trade

AeroLink
A comprehensive website covering everything about the airline industry. The Airlines and Airports link is especially useful for finding information on these topics worldwide.
Airliners.net
An electronic news aggregator service concerned with the airline industry, pulling from over 10,000 sources.
Cruise Lines International Association
This cruise industry association offers a wealth of useful information on their website, including a list of links to cruise lines, plus a special section just for travel agents.
CruiseOpinion
A site that collects customer satisfaction data with various cruise lines. Useful for seeing what people expect from cruise travel.
Hispanic Meetings & Travel Website
Some full-text articles from the current issue are available on the website.
2006 Lodging Industry Profile
Industry overview includes room rates and customer data, and industry employment rates.
Mexico Connect's Travel and Learning Index Includes practical information on traveling in Mexico, including a guide to Mexican road signs, information about taking road trips in Mexico, customs info, health & safety info, visas and immigration, insurance, business, and more.
MeetingsNet
The official website for several different event planning trade magazines. Industry Links section has many national and international resources for meeting planners, including newsletters, currency converters and travel information, and industry events.
Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
Includes travel statistics, information about tourism policy and related links to tourism sites.
Official Travel Guide
Affiliated with the International Association of Convention and Visitors' Bureaus, website provides links to Convention and Visitors Bureaus for cities, states and countries around the world.
Pacific Travel Association
Promotes travel to Pacific Asia. Provides membership information, links to tourism offices in Pacific Asian countries (including Australia & Tasmania), links to airlines, hotels and PATA members.
The Travel Industry of America
Read articles about current events in the travel industry, view news about government legislation and regulatory activities. Includes articles about travel trends and statistics.

Links to Related ACC Web Sites

Virginia Stipp Lawrence, MHM
Hospitality Management, Travel & Tourism and Meeting Management Program Coordinator.
ACC Travel and Tourism Degree Plans and courses
ACC Library Geography Web Resources
ACC Library Hospitality Management Web Resources

Organizations

American Society of Travel Agents
International Society of Meeting Planners
Meeting Professionals International
National Business Travel Association
National Tourism Foundation
Travel Industry Association of America
Travel and Tourism Research Association
The Travel Institute
World Tourism Organization

Educational Opportunities

Cruise Lines International Association "Cruise Counsellor" Courses
Classes offer methods to increase cruise sales, and earn credits towards your cruise counsellor certification.
Destination Videos
Watch streaming videos with facts and points of interest on over 100 national and international destinations.
For Meeting Professionals -- Breakthrough Techniques: Selling Face-To-Face Meetings In An Uncertain Time
Video of a training session to Ritz Carlton sales professionals offering techniques for selling meetings in the post 9/11 travel environment.
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Assn. International's Educational Opportunities
HSMAI also offers educational opportunities and business-building opportunities for meeting planners.
Meeting Planners International e-Learning Series
Timely topics of interest with advice and information meeting and event professionals can put to work immediately.