You may want to compare companies across industries or you may need to do some research on a specific company or organisation to prepare for your classes or as part of your assignment. A couple of examples of modules where this may be a part of the assignment are TLH344 (Risk and Crisis Management for Tourism and Aviation) and TLH342 (Digital Technologies in the Visitor Economy).

In this post we’ll look at library resources that can help you research companies and organisations.

EBSCO Business Source Ultimate 

EBSCO Business Source Ultimate is a database that provides access to a variety of resources for business and management research, including market research reports and industry reports as well as case studies and SWOT analyses.

Some examples of companies with reports on EBSCO Business Source Ultimate are Expedia Group inc, and British Airways.

Company profiles are available as a pdf and give an overview of the company and also include key facts, the major products and services they offer, SWOT Analysis, top competitors, and the company's locations and subsidiaries.

Euromonitor Passport

Global market analysis software platform, which analyses key industries in countries around the world. This online market research tool also monitors industry trends and provides strategic analysis and a market size and market share database for key industries and sectors in over 220 countries.

Some examples of company profiles that are available on Euromonitor Passport include Emirates Group PLC, International Airlines Group (which includes British Airways), and Tui.
You can view or download the company profiles as a pdf and they include an executive summary, the state of play, information on growth, competitive positioning and operational details such as services, marketing and sustainability.

Global Newsstream

Global Newsstream is a UK and international news database and it gets an honorary mention because you can find current (or past) news about the companies you are researching.

Below is an example article from a search with the keywords tui AND pandemic between 2021-2024:

Wise, A., 2022. Tui returns to profit as holiday bookings and prices surge post-pandemic. London: Independent Digital News & Media (Published Dec 14, 2022).

Visit the Subject Guide for Hospitality, Events, Aviation and Tourism for more information and information about the types of sources available to you.