The UNWTO Elibrary is an information source offering an unparalleled coverage of research and information in the area of tourism . The subject areas reflect all important themes moving the tourism sector and include, among other, ecotourism, sustainable development, finance and investment, risk and crisis management, market research, tourism statistics and poverty alleviation. The UNWTO Elibrary contains books, journals and statistical reports by country and by indicator.
UNWTO Elibrary includes more than 1245 publications on tourism - the biggest collection of publication in the field of travel and tourism - and 900 tables with:
In January 2016, IFTM Library has become the first World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Depository Library in Macao.
Launched by UNWTO in 2003, the Depository Library programme aims to foster the access to the research analysis and eports which are published by UNWTO with public audience. Till now, there are approximately 60 libraries in 30 countries and regions having joined the programme and been included as the depository libraries, and IFTM Library has been the 1st depository library in Hong Kong and Macao. From 2016 onwards, IFTM Library will receive UNWTO’s all English official publications and make them accessible to the public, in order to provide more abundant and complete tourism related information and to support research in tourism related areas for Macao and neignbouring regions.