Sector Specific Resources
| Tourism | ||
| U.S. Travel Association | A non-profit trade organization that represents and speaks for the common interests U.S. travel industry. U.S. Travel is the authoritative and recognized source of travel research, arming its members with powerful and exclusive statistics and analyses on the size and economic impact of the industry as well as in marketing and other areas. | View Site |
| American Hotel and Lodging Association | The sole national association representing all sectors and stakeholders in the lodging industry, including individual hotel property members, hotel companies, student and faculty members, and industry suppliers. | View Site |
| American Association of Museums | Dedicated to developing standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and providing advocacy on issues of concern to the entire museum community. | View Site |
| American Resort Development Association | Professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries with nearly 1,000 corporate members ranging from privately held firms to publicly traded companies and international corporations with expertise in shared ownership interests in leisure real estate. | View Site |
| American Society of Travel Agents | The world's largest association of travel professionals, including travel agents and the companies whose products they sell such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. | View Site |
| National Restaurant Association | The leading business association for the restaurant industry. | View Site |
| National Tour Association | Trade organization of thousands of tourism professionals involved in the growth and development of the packaged travel industry. | View Site |
| Professional Association of Innkeepers International | The largest association of inn-keeping professionals. | View Site |
| Receptive Services Association of America | Represents the major inbound operators in the United States who handle the inbound package tour business in this country and is involved in a wide range of industry activities including working with suppliers, regulatory agencies and travel promotion bureaus to improve the quality of travel related services for foreign visitors. | View Site |
| Recreation Vehicle Industry Association | The national trade association representing recreation vehicle (RV) manufacturers and their component parts suppliers who together build more than 98 percent of all RVs produced in the U.S. | View Site |
| Student & Youth Travel Association | A non-profit, professional trade association that promotes student & youth travel and seeks to foster integrity and professionalism among student and youth travel service providers. | View Site |
| Tourism Cares | A non-profit organization benefiting society by preserving the travel experience for future generations through awarding grants to natural, cultural and historic sites worldwide; by presenting academic and service-focused scholarships to hospitality and tourism students; and by organizing volunteer efforts to restore tourism-related sites in need of care and rejuvenation. | View Site |
| Travel Goods Association | The national organization for the travel goods industry. Members include manufacturers, distributors, retailers, promoters, sales representatives and suppliers of luggage and travel goods; casual bags, briefcases and computer bags; business and travel accessories for travelers. | View Site |
| United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) | A professional association representing the tour operator industry. We are composed of companies whose tours and packages encompass the entire globe and who conduct business in the U.S. | View Site |
| World Tourism Organization | The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO/OMT) is a specialized agency of the United Nations and the leading international organization in the field of tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how. | View Site |
| National Business Travel Association | The authoritative voice of the business travel community, representing over 4,000 corporate travel managers and travel service providers who collectively manage and direct more than $200 billion of expenditures within the business travel industry, primarily for Fortune 1000 companies. | View Site |
| International Air Transport Association (IATA) | An international trade body representing some 230 airlines comprising 93% of scheduled international air traffic. The organization also represents, leads, and serves the airline industry in general. | View Site |
| International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions | The largest international trade association for permanently situated amusement facilities worldwide. The organization represents over 4,000 facility, supplier, and individual members from more than 93 countries. | View Site |
| International Association of Exhibitions & Events | The leading association for the global exhibition industry representing the interests of tradeshow and exposition managers who conduct and support exhibitions around the world. | View Site |
| Tourism | ||
| Hospitality Trends | 2009 Industry Outlook: Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure | View Site |
| Marketing Online - Tapping into Current Trends - By Sachin Suri | View Site | |
| TourismROI | Deloitte - 2009 Industry Outlook: Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure | View Site |
| ICT | ||
| Information Technology Association of America | Provides leadership in business development, public policy advocacy, market forecasting and standards development to more than 350 corporate members. Its members range from the smallest start-ups to industry leaders offering services, system integration, Internet, telecommunications, software, electronics and hardware solutions to the public and commercial sector markets. | View Site |
| World Information Technology and Services Alliance | A consortium of over 60 information technology (IT) industry associations from economies around the world. | View Site |
| Telecommunications Industry Associations | The leading trade association representing the global information and communications technology (ICT) industries through standards development, government affairs, business opportunities, market intelligence, certification and world-wide environmental regulatory compliance. With support from its 600 members, TIA enhances the business environment for companies involved in telecommunications, broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite, unified communications, emergency communications and the greening of technology. | View Site |
| InfoComm International | The leading nonprofit association serving the professional AV communications industry worldwide offering industry expertise and market research serving press and others seeking information about the industry. | View Site |
| BICSI | A professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry covering the spectrum of voice, data, electronic safety & security, and audio & video technologies. | View Site |
| The American Society for Information Science and Technology | A society for information professionals leading the search for new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information. | View Site |
| ICT | ||
| US Census Bureau | Press Release: Business Spending on Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Reaches $264 Billion in 2007 | View Site |
| 2007 Information and Communication Technology Survey, released February 26, 2009 | Full Report Summary of Findings |
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| Agriculture | ||
| International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and Trade (IPC) | Developing and advocating policies that support an efficient and open global food and agricultural system. | View Site |
| AgSafe | Agriculture Health and Safety Professional Development Association | View Site |
| Council for Agricultural Science and Technology | To identify food and fiber, environmental, and other agricultural issues and to interpret related scientific research information for legislators, regulators, and the media for use in public policy decision making. | View Site |
| Institute of Food Technologists | Nonprofit scientific society working in food science, food technology, and related professions in industry, academia and government. | View Site |
| Livestock Marketing Association | Association that provides members in the industry information, insurance and legislative and regulatory services to remain viable businesses. | View Site |
| National Farmers Organization | Advocacy group aimed at improving agricultural commodity prices by serving as a bargaining agent for its members. | View Site |
| National Grain & Feed Association (NGFA) | Nonprofit trade association that represents and provides services for grain, feed and related commercial businesses. | View Site |
| United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | The USDA mission is expanding markets for agricultural products and support international economic development, further developing alternative markets for agricultural products and activities, providing financing needed to help expand job opportunities and improve housing, utilities and infrastructure in rural America, enhancing food safety by taking steps to reduce the prevalence of food-borne hazards from farm to table, improving nutrition and health by providing food assistance and nutrition education and promotion, and managing and protecting America's public and private lands working cooperatively with other levels of government and the private sector. | View Site |
| Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association | Provider of integrated marketing services to help Western United States' agribusinesses develop and expand their export sales. | View Site |
| Agriculture | ||
| Agriculture Online | Agriculture Online provides the latest information in agricultural news, weather, markets. | View Site |
| National Agricultural Library | The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries. | View Site |
| AllBusiness – a D&B Company | Industry Outlook Agriculture: Weathering the Storm. | View Site |
| Fisheries | ||
| The National Shellfisheries Association | The National Shellfisheries Association is an international organization of scientists, management officials and members of industry, all deeply concerned with the biology, ecology, production, economics and management of shellfish resources - clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, snails, shrimp, lobsters, crabs, among many other species of commercial importance. | View Site |
| National Fisheries Institute | The National Fisheries Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to education about seafood safety, sustainability, and nutrition. From vessels at sea to your favorite seafood restaurant, our diverse member companies bring delicious fish and shellfish to American families. NFI promotes the US Dietary Guidelines that suggest Americans include fish and shellfish in their diets twice per week for longer, healthier lives. | View Site |
| Seafood Products Association | The Seafood Products Association (SPA) provides leadership and a positive cooperative environment for members, staff, regulators, and key government and customer contacts. The SPA functions in this environment to increase member efficiency by managing and resolving technical and regulatory issues related to food safety, food quality, and food defense. | View Site |
| International Coalition of Fisheries Associations | The International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) is a coalition of the national fish and seafood industry trade associations from the world's major fishing nations. | View Site |
| Fisheries | ||
| Seafood Intelligence | News for global seafood businesses, consumers and agrifood decision-makers. | View Site |
| USDA | Aquaculture Outlook | View Site |
| FAO | State of World's Fisheries and Aquaculture 2008. | View Site |
| Transportation and Logistics | ||
| American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L) | AST&L is a professional organization that insures a high level of professionalism and promote continuing education in the field of transportation and logistics. | View Site |
| Council of Logistics Management (CLM) | The mission of the CLM is to provide logistics professionals with educational opportunities and relevant information; a variety of programs, services, and activities to enhance involvement in, satisfaction with, and contribution to the profession. | View Site |
| Food Distributors International (FDI) | The FDI is the umbrella name for the National-American Wholesale Grocers' Association (NAWGA) -- and its foodservice partner, the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) -- is an international trade association comprised of food distribution companies which primarily supply and service independent grocers and foodservice operations throughout the United States, Canada and more than 20 other countries. | View Site |
| The International Society of Logistics (SOLE) | SOLE is a non-profit international professional society composed of individuals organized to enhance the art and science of logistics technology, education, and management. | View Site |
| Transportation and Logistics | ||
| Shipping and Logistics Industry Today | Shipping and Logistics Industry Today provides the latest information in Transportation and Logistics news, weather, markets. | View Site |
| Logistics Management | Logistics Management serves executives, managers and other professionals in the field of logistics and supply chain management. Editorial coverage includes comprehensive information about the role of logistics in today's business practices covering all modes of transportation services and the ever-growing impact of new technologies through the supply chain. | View Site |
| Oil and Gas | ||
| American Petroleum Institute (API) | API is a national trade association representing all aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. API's 400 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry. | View Site |
| American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC) | AXPC is a national trade association representing 24 of the largest United States independent natural gas and crude oil exploration and production companies. AXPC members are "independent" in the sense that that they do not have petroleum refining or retail marketing operations and therefore are not "integrated." | View Site |
| Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) | IPAA represents the thousands of independent oil and natural gas producers and service companies across the United States. | View Site |
| Association of Energy Service Companies (AASC) | An organization for well site provider companies of the Oil and Gas Industry. | View Site |
| Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) | Represents integrated and independent companies that produce and market domestic natural gas. Established in 1965, NGSA encourages expanded use of natural gas and a regulatory climate that fosters competitive markets. | View Site |
| The National Petroleum Management Association | We are a non profit organization dedicated to the fuel-handler. | View Site |
| Oil and Gas | ||
| Energy Information Administration | Short-term Outlook. Highlights from Global Crude Oil and Liquid Fuels, US Crude Oil and Liquid Fuels, Natural Gas, Electricity, and Coal. | View Site |
| Annual Energy Outlook 2009 | View Site | |
| American Petroleum Institute | In this section you will find information on the average price of gasoline at the pump, the countries the U.S. imports of oil and product from, state motor fuel tax rates and information on subscribing to API statistical reports and packages. | View Site |
| Independent Petroleum Association of America | Provides a comprehensive array of facts, statistics, and analyses pertaining to the upstream oil and natural gas industry. From tax estimations to economic reports and Supply and Demand Committee Forecasts, these data and Reference Tools offer invaluable insight about the producer and for the producer. | View Site |
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