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The article examines the problems of information provision of tourism and hotel enterprises. Despite a sufficiently large number of studies in this area, the problems of information provision of tourism industry enterprises seem hardly to have been elaborated appropriately, therefore the study of this issue appears relevant. The purpose of the article is to study the existing state of information provision of enterprises of tourism and hotel business and to develop directions for its improvement. Based on the analysis and generalization of approaches to the definition of information provision (IP), its essence, basic principles and composition are formulated. It is proved that in the difficult present conditions, economic information is of particular importance, that’s why the creation of an economic information system is a condition and factor of effective work and achievement of maximum profitability. The stages of creating an economic information system for a travel industry enterprise are determined. The indicators that can form the information base of the enterprise are proposed, which are presented as the most efficient and of particular importance instrument for monitoring the economic activity of the enterprise of tourism and hotel business. The tasks of the information activity of the travel industry enterprise are defined, which consists in obtaining, systematizing and using the most reliable, accurate information about the state of the external and internal environment of the enterprise. The conception of information management of the travel industry enterprise is developed, which involves the management of external and internal information, information and analytical base, and the introduction of information principles in the process of improving the enterprise’s activities. As a result of the carried out study, it is determined that, despite of provision if the activities of the travel industry enterprise with complete, reliable, operational information, the management of information provision of the enterprise is impossible without the introduction of an automation and computerization instrumentarium.