Tourism

The Purdue Tourism & Hospitality Research Center provides quality research services to convention and visitors bureaus, government agencies, and non-profit and private-sector organizations. Services include marketing and economics research, value-added data analysis, educational program and curriculum development, planning and advisory services in tourism marketing, planning, and development.

Research

  • culinary tourism
  • destination marketing
  • economic impact of tourism
  • family travel
  • hospitality and tourism marketing
  • hospitality finance and strategic management
  • impact of aging on travel behavior
  • information processing and decision-making
  • quality management theories and techniques in hospitality/tourism businesses and curricula
  • rural destination branding
  • more