1. Avoiding Accidental Tourism: Reference Resources for Travel Research.
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Krupar, Ellen M. and Auer, Nicole J.
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TOURISM , *REFERENCE sources , *TRAVEL research , *WEBSITES , *LIBRARY users , *INFORMATION scientists , *LIBRARY reference services , *VOYAGES & travels - Abstract
Tourism's size and importance are underrated. National Geographic speculates that tourism is the largest industry in the world, generating one trillion dollars a year, and just. for the United States, travel receipts for 2002 were $67,451,000. For all of that activity, most patrons and librarians are only aware of booking Web sites such as Travelocity. This paper will discuss industry-specific sites that offer information for researchers and for travelers interested in going off the beaten path. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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