LibGuides: Introduction to Tourism Research: Home

Learn how to:

Use Library Search to find articles, eBooks, and other materials
Navigate the travel42 database to find destination information and build customized trip reports
Find country information using the Culture Grams database
Cite sources using APA citation style

Sign in using your Learn@Seneca login credentials to view the videos. This tutorial will take approximately 25 minutes to complete.

Ready to start your research? Use the Tourism & Hospitality Subject Guide:

Tourism & Hospitality Subject Guide

Using Library Search to find Books and Articles on Countries and Destinations

What is Seneca's Library Search? It looks like a Google search but instead of websites it searches academic resources. The library search includes only information from published resources such as books, articles from scholarly journals, newspapers, popular magazines, statistics, literature reviews, biographies and encyclopedic articles.

Watch this video to learn how to get started using Seneca Libraries resources:

TRV103: Using Library Search to find Books and Articles on Countries and Destinations (video link)

Searching in travel42 for Destination Information

Travel42 This link opens in a new window
(Northstar Travel Media) Provides online travel information for countries around the world, including more than 5000 destination reports, hotel reviews, cruise ship information, and trip planning functionality.

- Users must create a separate Travel42 profile to use this service, using a Seneca Polytechnic email address to set up the account.
- Access to the vendor's pre-2020 legacy platform is available here, though it is unknown until when.
Details and Terms of Use

Watch this video to learn how to find destination information in travel42:

TRV103: Searching in travel42 for Destination Information (video link)

Searching in CultureGrams for Country Information

CultureGrams This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) Contains reports on 202 countries and cultures, focusing on 25 categories including history, personal appearance, gestures, family, recipes, economy, and more.
Details and Terms of Use

Watch this video to learn how to find country information in CultureGrams:

TRV103: Searching in CultureGrams for Country Information (video link)

APA Citation

For information on creating APA style citations, refer to the Seneca Libraries APA Citation Guide.

Knowledge Check

Test your knowledge of tourism research sources and APA citation! Answer these five questions: