Preparing a Report on Tourism: Annotated Bibliography, Introduction, Statistics, and More

Creating an Annotated Bibliography

Prepare for your report by conducting your research and outlining your report. You will need to include the following:

• Create an annotated bibliography consisting of at least 8-10 sources that you will use in conducting your research for this report (at least 3 must be peer-reviewed journal articles).

  1. The annotated bibliography consists of your reference plus a paragraph (at least 3 sentences) below that describe how you will use this particular source. It should also provide a critique of the source (i.e. is your information reliable?).

• Create a cover page and table of contents, which will outline how you will address the questions listed below for the report.

• Write the introduction to your report and address the following:

  1. A brief history of tourism in your chosen location. For example, is your location a well-developed tourism destination with solid organization and continued growth, or is tourism a relatively new undertaking with little organization?

  2. The present demand for tourism based on a review of available tourism statistics (present this data in a table or in a visually appealing point format - be creative!). Include information such as:

     • Number of tourists and the revenue they generate

     • Origin of the tourists (i.e. where do they come from?)

     • Purpose of their trip

     • A description of the key months/key seasons for visitation. When do most arrive? Are there opportunities to increase visitation at other times?

     • Information about the evolution of visitation over the past 10 – 20 years (e.g. increasing, decreasing, stagnant)