Research Guides: Industry Research: Hospitality, Hotels & Restaurants

Searching USC Databases

For general overviews, market research reports, and articles search on terms like: HOSPITALITY, ACCOMMODATION, HOTELS, MOTELS, LODGING; RESTAURANTS, FAST FOOD, FAST CASUAL, QSR/QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANTS, FOOD RETAILING, FOOD SERVICE, BARS, CAFES, CANTEENS, TAVERNS; CAMPING; add terms like MANAGEMENT or INDUSTRY TRENDS.

USC Industry Information Databases

TOP INDUSTRY DATABASES:

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Detailed market research and analysis for U.S., China and Global markets
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Detailed data on specific companies and industries, including profiles, financial data, stock information, competitors and competition, and forecasts for future business.
Passport This link opens in a new window
Passport/GMID by Euromonitor. International industry, company and market information
It includes company profiles, some with SWOT analysis, country briefings, sector briefings, sector data, industry watch articles and detailed Consumer Lifestyle reports.
MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new window
Detailed reports from multiple publishers.
BCC Research This link opens in a new window
Industry coverage focuses on many technologies and sciences (Life Sciences, Materials, Environment and Sustainability).
Mintel This link opens in a new window
Mintel Oxygen provides detailed market research reports in the areas of Beauty & Personal Care, Drink, Food, Leisure & Entertainment, Lifestyles, and Retailing and Apparel.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Insider Intelligence (formerly known as eMarketer) This link opens in a new window
Provides analysis, market data, and statistics on the Internet, e-commerce, online marketing, social media, and emerging digital technologies around the world.
EStatement Studies This link opens in a new window
Provides financial ratios and other information on many industries.
It provides composite performance metrics derived directly from the financial statements of financial institutions' borrowers and prospects. It includes Financial Ratios Benchmarks on over 760 industries, Industry Default Probabilities and Cash Flow Measures.
Forrester This link opens in a new window
Technology and market research from Forrester Research, Inc. focusing on the business implications of technology change.
Gartner This link opens in a new window
USC/netID/webmail password required for access. USC does not have full access to all reports.
Not all documents are available in full-text form. Use the "Advanced Search" feature to locate full-text articles available to USC users.
SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network) This link opens in a new window
Sports Business Research Network provides market research and industry news for the sports industry.
SBRnet's site combines market research from the largest single research supplier to the industry, the National Sporting Goods Association; the U.S. Department of Commerce; various sports governing bodies; and full-text articles from 14 magazines and newsletters published by VNU, the world's largest sporting goods trade publisher, and newsletters provided by leading independent industry experts.
SRDS - Standard Rate and Data Service This link opens in a new window
Standard Rate and Data Service compiles contact information and ad rates for a variety of media sources
The print versions are useful when you have specific publications in mind, but our online access allows you to search across publications using keywords.
WARC This link opens in a new window
Previously known as the World Advertising Research Center, WARC provides a wide range of information on advertising and marketing trends around the world including expenditure data, case studies, industry trends and consumer insight.
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) This link opens in a new window
Compustat provides industry index information: Select Compustat - Monthly Updates - Select Region - Select Index Prices. Use 'Company Codes - Code Lookup to find industry specific codes
Frost & Sullivan This link opens in a new window
Industry and technology research from this global consulting firm covering US and international markets in areas such as information and communication technology, healthcare, automotive and transportation, measurement and instrumentation, chemicals, materials, energy, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, environment and buildings, electronics and security, metals, minerals and much more.
Single-click downloading of entire reports is not enabled for students.