Resources for the Recreation and Tourism professional

The following links may be useful for navigating the net on information and resources in recreation, tourism and sport.

News

• Leisuretourism.com: news headlines from around the world.

Tourism sites

• Canada Tourism Commission
• Travel, Tourism and Recreation Resource Center
• Travel and Tourism Research Association (USA)
• World Tourism Organization (WTO)
• World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
• World Travel and Tourism Tax Policy Center
• Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
• Economic Impacts of Recreation and Tourism (Stynes, MSU)
• Green tourism Association
• Pro-poor tourism
• Tourism educators

Provincial and Territorial Tourism Associations

•  Travel Alberta
• Tourism Saskatchewan
• Ontario, Ministry of Tourism
• Tourism Quebec
• Tourism Newfoundland and Labrador
• Nova Scotia Tourism
• Tourism New Brunswick
• Tourism Prince Edward Island
• Nunavut handbook
• Northwest Territories Arctic Tourism
• Yukon Tourism
• Canada's vacation guide
• Discover Canada
• Canadian Travel Adventures

Events, Conferences, Meeting Management

• International Special Events Society
• Eventsource
• International Festivals and Special Events Association (IFEA)

Recreation and leisure sites

• Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA)
• British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA)
• World Leisure Association (WLRA)
• Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS)
• Academy of Leisure Sciences
• European Leisure and Recreation Association (ELRA)
• National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
• Parks Canada
• BC Parks
• Therapeutic Recreation Associations and Organizations
• Society of Park and Recreation Educations (SPRE)
• Outdoor Recreation Research
• PERC online
• Leisure Info. Network
• Recreation Benefits Based Management
• Leisure Management International
• Family Recreation and Leisure Center (Comprehensive Program and Sport resources for people with disabilities)
• Ontario Research Council on Leisure
• Coalition for Active Living in Canada (other links to all Canadian resources in recreation and health!)
• Canadian Heritage
• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (BC Chapter)

Journals and learning resources

These three sites have a comprehensive listing of journals in leisure, recreation, tourism and hospitality.

• Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure journals
• Periodical listing
• National Parks and Recreation magazine (on-line!)
• Leisuretourism.com, abstracts, conference proceedings, reviews, etc.  
• Canadian Tourism Communique: On line Canadian tourism newsletter with all kinds of good stuff.

Learning Tools

• E-Stat (Stats Canada site)
• Learning Outcomes Tool (United Way site)
• Research Resources (Acadia)
• World Fact Book (information on destinations)
• TED Case Studies - on line case study journal
• Tourism and Accommodations Case Studies
• Canadian Resource Page (links to Canadian everything!)
• Canadian Social Trends