Below is a listing of frequently used tourism/related organization websites publishing free online regional and international
tourism and socio economic research.
Compiled by Sophia Lashley, CTO Librarian. slashley@caribtourism.com
Name of Organization/Institution Description of tourism research
Website URL
American Society of Travel
Agents
Association of Caribbean States
Publishes information related to travel agents
and the travel industry
Publishes tourism research and training manuals
www.asta.org
Blue Flag Programme
Publishes free documents on coastal zone
management and sustainable tourism
Publishes information on eco-labels for example
Blue Flag and Green Globe, also environmental
management toolkits available for download
Publishes socio-economic reports, statistics and
tourism related documents available for free
download. CDB Library OPAC is online
Publishes tourism and socio-economic
documents in full-text for download
Publishes disaster management information and
website links to other regional and international
disaster management agencies
Industry-related publications
http://www.blueflag.org/
Publishes free online publications on the
management of natural resources in the islands
of the Caribbean
http://www.canari.org/site.html
Caribbean Alliance for
Sustainable Tourism (CAST)
Caribbean Development Bank
Caribbean Digital Library
Caribbean Disaster Emergency
Management Agency
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism
Association
Caribbean Natural Resources
Institute
http://www.acs-aec.org/
http://www.cha-cast.com/
http://www.caribank.org/
http://cdc.eclacpos.org
http://www.cdera.org/
http://www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com/
Caribbean Regional Negotiating
Machinery (CARICOM Office of
Trade Negotiations)
Caribbean Regional Sustainable
Tourism Development
Programme
Caribbean Tourism
Organization
CARICOM Law
CARICOM Regional Statistics
Cruise Lines International
Association, Inc.
ECLAC Caribbean Development
and Coorporation Committee –
Port of Spain Trinidad
Florida-Caribbean Cruise
Association
International Air Transport
Association
International Hotel and
Restaurant Association
Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States
Publishes tourism resources related to trade and
services
http://www.crnm.org/
Publications on the subjects of sustainable
tourism development available in full-text for
download
Publishes tourism resources focusing on market
intelligence, statistics and market research, best
practices, indicators of sustainable tourism,
human resource management and training etc.
Publishes the laws of member states
www.caribtdp.org/ - click “Programme
Outputs”
Publishes statistics and statistics legislations for
member countries.
Publishes cruise industry related documents
http://www.caricomstats.org/
Publishes socio-economic research available in
full-text for download
www.eclac.org - click left menu
“Subregional headquarters” & select “Port of
Spain.”
http://www.f-cca.com/
Publishes statistics, economic impact reports,
market trends and other industry related
publications
Publishes statistics and intelligence, also
downloadable fee-based industry-related
publications
Publishes online industry related documents
Publishes tourism statistics for OECS members
www.onecaribbean.org
http://www.caricomlaw.org/laws.php
www.cruising.org
http://www.iata.org/ps/intelligence_statistics/
http://www.ihra.com/marketplace/publications.php
www.oecs.org
Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership
The International Ecotourism
Society
The World Bank
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environment
Programme – Tourism and
Environment Programme
World Tourism Organization
World Travel and Tourism
Council
Publishes resources on sustainable tourism
development in the Caribbean region and
worldwide, includes case studies and guidelines.
Publishes free download ecotourism
publications and research
Publishes over 65,000 free download documents
in social and economic development including
tourism.
Publishes free download documents on cultural
tourism (keyword “tourism”)
http://www.propoortourism.org.uk/
Publishes free and fee-based documents on the
environmental impacts of tourism
http://www.unep.fr/scp/tourism/
Highlights; market trends; tourism indicators,
tourism legislation (LEXTOUR database) etc.
TSA Research
www.unwto.org
www.ecotourism.org
http://www.worldbank.org/reference/
www.unesco.org
www.wttc.org