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Hotel Management

Industry Information

As business students, you will often need to find and use industry information. Sources of industry knowledge include industry and trade magazines, newspapers, company and professional body websites, and specialist databases that contain market data, company reports and profiles.

Industry Reports
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HOTSTATS Hospitality Intelligence

A benchmarking platform providing KPIs for the hotel industry. 

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STR Reports

Benchmarking and financial data for hotels (Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR). Request samples from Gwen or Sasha.

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Crowe Horwath Hotel Survey

Annual hotel industry performance reviews, available in print at Shannon College Library information desk.

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Fáilte Ireland Research

Up-to-date research on Ireland's tourism industry.

Marketing Intelligence and Company Information Databases
Skift Research

Monthly research reports, global travel metrics, hotel tech benchmarks, and an AI chatbot to locate content.

Mintel

Market reports covering the UK Food & Drink industries, including drivers, segmentation, consumer habits, and trends.

Passport

Global industry, market share, demographic and economic data for all sectors. Supports graphing and comparison.

Nexis

Full-text business and news from global sources including NYT, CNN, and Reuters. Includes broadcast transcripts.

Irish Newspaper Archive

2M+ pages of Irish newspapers from 1763 to present, including national and local titles.

Fame

Detailed profiles on companies in Ireland and the UK as filed with the Companies Registration Office and Companies House (UK).

Business Source Complete

Academic business content including marketing, management, accounting, and economics.

Recommended Industry Magazines

These industry magazines are available for browsing. You can find them on the shelves behind the information desk in the library.

Good Food
The Caterer
Decanter
Architectural Digest
Sleeper
Boutique Hotelier
Hotel & Catering Review
Hospitality Ireland
Hotel & Restaurant Times