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UK organisations

Association of Group Travel Organisers (AGTO)
  • Website
An independent organisation representing the interests of those who organise tours and trips for groups as well as those who provide services for group travel. Membership includes more than 450 group travel organisers and over 250 travel and tourism industry suppliers.
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA)
  • Website
ALVA's members include UK museums, galleries, palaces, castles, cathedrals, zoos, historic houses, heritage sites, gardens and leisure attractions. ALVA represents its members to government, media and business and provides training initiatives to assist its members.
British Holiday & Home Parks Association (BH&HPA)
  • Website
Representing the interests of the parks industry in the UK, including holiday, residential, tenting, touring and glamping parks. BH&HPA advises members on all aspects of park management, through advice services, publications, seminars, a journal, website and an annual conference and exhibition.
Civil Aviation Authority
  • Website
The UK's aviation regulator.
HOSPA - The Hospitality Professionals Association
  • Website
An association helping hospitality professionals develop their careers and network, as well as keep up to date with industry trends and developments.
The Travel Association (ABTA)
  • Website
Trade association for UK travel agents, tour operators and the wider travel industry.
UK Hospitality
  • Website
A membership trade association that advocates for a fair operating environment for hospitality businesses.
Visit Britain
  • Website
VisitBritain/VisitEngland’s corporate website for the UK tourism industry, featuring research, insights and advice for businesses.
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UK funding and support

VisitBritain - Find funding
  • Website
  • VisitBritain
Information from VisitBritain on available tourism industry funding schemes and sources of business advice.
VisitBritain inbound tourism toolkit
  • Website
  • VisitBritain
An introductory guide to support English tourism businesses with developing and promoting their business in international markets.
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UK reports

Hotels Forecast 2025-2026
  • Website
  • 2025
  • PwC
Report from PwC on the outlook for the UK hotel market, which continues to remain resilient amid persistent cost pressures and evolving demand dynamics. Free registration required to download the report.
Restaurants and Bars 2025
  • Website
  • 2025
  • BDO
Report reflecting on what the key challenges are for the future of the restaurants and bars industry, and how consumers and operators are responding. Topics covered include consumer trends, key themes shaping investment, trading and cost pressures and economic and cultural factors influencing sector confidence.
Deloitte: Leisure sector quarterly update
  • Website
  • 2025
  • Deloitte
Quarterly update which includes data from Deloitte's Consumer Tracker on spending in the UK leisure sector.
Knight Frank hotels research hub
  • Website
  • 2024
  • Knight Frank
Knight Frank reports providing analysis of UK hotel trading performance, with monthly overviews of the sector's revenue and profitability.
Wales tourism accommodation occupancy surveys
  • Website
  • 2023
  • GOV.WALES
Welsh government annual surveys providing information on occupancy trends in Welsh tourist accommodation. Rolling monthly data is also published on StatsWales.
MIDAS research report: Motivations, Influences, Decisions and Sustainability in a Post-Pandemic Era
  • Website
  • December 2022
  • VisitBritain/VisitEngland
A large-scale exploratory research report into the motivations, influences, decisions and sustainability of inbound travellers to Britain. The report provides a country-by-country overview of the market for tourists likely to visit Britain, and identifies five main visitor segment groups - Adventurers, Experience Seekers, Explorers, Sightseers and Culture Buffs.
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Global reports and organisations

Aviation Finance & Leasing 2025 guide
  • Website
  • Chambers and Partners
The Aviation Finance & Leasing 2025 guide by specialist law publishers Chambers & Partners covers 37 jurisdictions. It provides the latest legal information on aircraft and engine purchase and sale, aircraft and engine leasing, aircraft debt finance, security, liens, enforcement and current legislative proposals.
Economic Impact Reports
  • Website
  • World Travel & Tourism Council
Reports showcasing the economic contribution of the global travel and tourism sector. Data is available for 185 countries and 25 geographic or economic regions in the world.
Global Hotel Investment Outlook 2025
  • Website
  • JLL
JLL report analysing global hotel investments during 2024, with predictions for the hotel industry in 2025.
Hotel Yearbook
  • Website
  • The Hotel Yearbook
The Hotel Yearbook is a family of publications gathering together expert analysis on the future of the global hotel industry. It consists of an annual edition and special editions on particular themes. Requires free registration to download publications.
International Tourism Highlights, 2024 edition
  • Website
  • World Tourism Organization
An overview of international tourism, which rebounded strongly in 2023. Covers tourism performance in 2023, including regional results, and the sector’s economic contribution.
Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024
  • Website
  • World Economic Forum
Index produced by the World Economic Forum evaluating 119 economies on factors enabling sustainable and resilient travel and tourism development. The latest edition provides an overview of the current state of the sector and the various challenges and opportunities it faces as it moves past the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
  • Website
  • WTTC
Organisation working to raise awareness of the full economic and social impact and potential of travel & tourism. It publishes regular economic impact reports along with research on a number of other topics relevant to the sector, such as overcrowding, taxation and policy-making.
World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA)
  • Website
  • WTAAA
Organisation which advocates on its members' behalf on issues impacting the global travel agency community, to ensure the global voice of the travel agent/travel advisor is heard.
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European reports and organisations

European Hotel Industry and Investment Survey 2025
  • Website
  • Deloitte
Key findings from Deloitte’s annual survey of executives in the European hospitality industry, which is marked by luxury oversupply, rising regulatory costs, uneven regional performance, yet ongoing investment and growth in select segments and locations. Areas covered include executives' key business priorities for the year ahead and UK and European market performance expectations.
European Hotel Managers Association (EHMA)
  • Website
  • EHMA
A non-profit Association for Hotel General Managers operating first class and luxury hotels across Europe. It runs annual networking and awards events.
European Hotel Valuation Index
  • Website
  • HVS
Annual HVS market report highlighting European hotel M&A activity, tourism dynamics, hotel performance, disruptors, transaction volume, capitalisation rates and hotel value trends during the past year.
European Tourism Association (ETOA)
  • Website
  • ETOA
A trade association promoting a sustainable business environment for European tourism. It provides online webinars and face-to-face events for members. The ETOA Insight Hub provides tourism statistics and insights, with some publications and webinars free to non-members.
European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations (ECTAA)
  • Website
  • ECTAA
Umbrella organisation of travel agents and tour operators across Europe, representing the interests of the trade.
European Union short-term tourism trends
  • Website
  • World Tourism Organization
Bi-annual UNWTO World Tourism Organization report presenting data on outbound tourism in the European Union, focusing on international tourism expenditure. The report also includes updated results on international tourist arrivals.
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Africa reports and organisations

African Airline Association (AFRAA)
  • Website
  • AFRAA
AFRAA aims to promote and serve African airlines and champion Africa’s aviation industry.
Association of Southern African Travel Agents (ASATA)
  • Website
  • ASATA
A representative forum that promotes professional service in the South African travel industry for its members and their clients.
Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa 2024
  • Website
  • W Hospitality Group
W Hospitality Group's annual survey of international hotel chain development intentions and activities in Africa.
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Americas reports and organisations

American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)
  • Website
  • AHLA
The largest hotel association in the US, representing all segments of the hotel industry. It has a resource center offering publications relevant to hotels and resorts.
American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA)
  • Website
  • ASTA
Professional trade association for travel professionals, acting as a global advocate for travel agencies, the travel industry and the traveling public. ASTA members are all bound by a shared code of ethics.
Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA)
  • Website
  • ACTA
A national member-based trade association that represents the retail travel sector of Canada’s tourism industry.
Toward travel’s frictionless frontline: Integrating technology and workforce
  • Website
  • Deloitte
Technology is dramatically accelerating the worlds of aviation and hospitality. Drawing on a survey of 240 travel executives between July-August 2023, this Deloitte US report investigates whether the sector's frontline workforce will be ready.
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Asia reports and organisations

Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
  • Website
  • PATA
A not-for-profit membership-based travel and tourism industry association that provides advocacy, research insights and events to its member organisations in the Asia Pacific region.
Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI)
  • Website
  • TAAI
An organization formed to regulate the travel industry in India. TAAI runs annual events and exhibitions for members.
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Australasia reports and organisations

Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA)
  • Website
  • Deloitte
Body representing the business interests of Australian travel agents.
Tourism Market Outlook
  • Website
  • Deloitte
Twice-yearly report from Deloitte, based on Deloitte Access Economics’ latest economic forecasts, providing projections for domestic and international tourism growth in Australasia.
Travel Agents Association New Zealand (TAANZ)
  • Website
  • TAANZ
A self-regulating trade organisation representing the travel agent, travel broker and tour operator distribution system in New Zealand.
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Middle East reports and organisations

Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO)
  • Website
Association representing the common interests of the Arab airlines, carrying out external representation, awareness and networking.
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