I need a list of professional information researchers who specialize
in the travel industry

Hi!

There are many companies providing research into this global industry.
My search turned up the following agencies providing research services
on the travel industry:

First and foremost, the Travel and Tourism Research Association member
list will be of great usefulness to you. It includes hundreds of
Travel Industry Researchers:
http://www.ttra.com/1Directory%202001/Directory.htm

René Waksberg's site listing several non-commercial research
departments & organizations:
http://www.waksberg.com/research.cfm?CategoryID_list=1,12,24,25,21,26,27,16,18,22,33,23#Research

The Travel Industry Association of America provides "high quality, low
cost" tourism and travel intelligence:
http://www.tia.org/Travel/travelscope.asp

Menlo Consulting Group specializes in market intelligence and strategy
consulting for the global travel and tourism industry.
http://www.travelbigpicture.com/

Forrester Research is a giant research organization with a Travel
research division:
http://www.forrester.com/Research/Coverage/0,5907,156,00.html

Another huge consulting firm is the Boston Consulting Group which has
a Travel research division:
http://www.bcg.com/practice/travel_and_tourism.asp

Smith Travel Research:
http://www.str-online.com/

PhoCusWright specializes in Internet Travel Intelligence:
http://www.phocuswright.com/

I used the following search terms:
travel industry research
travel industry intelligence
travel researchers
tourism research

I hope the above list provides the answer you were looking for. If you
require any further clarification, please don't hesitate to ask.

Have a great day!

Axe

Great job