The list below includes a sample of encyclopedias, dictionaries, manuals, etc. that are searchable and readable online. To access these resources:
Credo Reference
Dictionary of International Food and Cooking Terms from A to Z
A Dictionary of Leisure, Travel and Tourism
Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary
International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Countries and Their Cultures
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
EBSCO eBook Collection
Advertising in Tourism and Leisure
Brand Management for International Hotels
The Basic Business Library: Core Resources
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management
The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marketing
Cross-culture Behavior in Tourism: Concepts and Analysis
Destination Benchmarking: Concepts, Practices and Operations
Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
Ecotourism: Policy and Planning
The Geography of Tourism and Recreation: Environment, Place and Space
A Guide to College Programs in Culinary Arts, Hospitality, & Tourism: A Directory of
Hospitality Law: Managing Law Issues in the Hospitality Industry
Hotel and Hospitality Sourcebook
Improving Tourism and Hospitality Services
International Handbook on the Economics of Tourism
The International Hospitality Industry: Structure, Characteristics and Issues
Latest Trends in Hotel Industry
Leisure Marketing: A Global Perspective
Lodging, Restaurant and Resort Management
Marine Tourism: Development, Impact and Management
Opportunities in Travel Careers
Plunkett's E-commerce & Internet Business Almanac
Sports Tourism: Participants, Policy and Procedures
Tourism, Collaboration, and Partnership: Politics, Practice, and Sustainability
Tourism Employment: Analysis and Planning
Tourism Management in the 21st Century
Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies
Travel and Tourism
Travel, Tourism and Hotel Glossary
Understanding the Hospitality Consumer
Working in the Leisure Industry: How to Find a Job or Make a Career in the Expanding Leisure Business