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More direct bookings at your hotel will mean more profit in your pocket at the end of the day. Learn how to tip the scales in your favour without alienating the online travel agents. Read our informative blog posts or download our eBook to understand how you can attract travellers to become guests who book direct at your hotel.

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Webinar Series Wrap Up: Accelerate Direct: Powerful strategies to drive and convert more bookings.

In this exciting, interactive panel discussion, a group of industry experts outline the state of play in 2021 and offer hoteliers a way to reconnect their business with the travel world.

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Webinar On-Demand – Accelerate Direct: Powerful strategies to drive and convert more bookings

Direct bookings are on the rise, but how can hoteliers capitalise on them? See how plug-in apps can boost direct revenue and increase conversions.

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Plug-in Apps: How your hotel can get more out of its online booking engine

In this blog we’ll cover a little about the benefit of booking engines, what direct booking plug-ins are, how you can win additional revenue, and who you have the opportunity to connect with.

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Facebook marketing made easy: Your hotel’s must-have cheat sheet

This cheat sheet will be a handy reference point for you to ensure no stone is unturned when trying to attract and acquire guests on Facebook.

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SiteMinder’s A-Z guide to hotel direct bookings

This guide will tell you everything you need to know about hotel direct bookings, from ancillary revenue to zero-commissions.

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Complete guide to winning a direct booking at your hotel

A direct booking is one of the most valuable reservations to your hotel so it's useful to know what it takes to win more of them. Read this complete guide to master direct bookings at your property.

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How to make your hotel’s book direct offering unique

To get more direct bookings, your offering has to reflect the desires of travellers, who are looking for unique and authentic experiences.

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A hotel reservations system can help get your rooms booked online faster.

How do hotel reservation systems increase efficiency and profits?

Hotel reservation systems are great for removing manual data entry. But there are some other great benefits they can provide for your hotel. Let’s explore them...

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How to optimise your most profitable channel and book more guests direct: A step-by-step guide for hoteliers

It's important to know exactly where your bookings are coming from and where you hotel can get the most value. Learn how to book more guests direct here...

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5 easy hotel promotions ideas to increase revenue at your property

Creating promotions at your hotel doesn’t have to be hard or complicated. Even simple plans can deliver increased bookings and revenue for your property. Take a look at these tips.

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Key Changes in Digital Marketing for Hotels: The story so far in 2018

Digital marketing moves along at a great pace so it’s important for hoteliers to keep track of the changes happening every few months. Here’s what’s happening right now.

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5 things you can do right now to ensure travellers find your hotel website

Hoteliers need to find the perfect balance between creating a great website and making sure that website can be found by online searchers. Here’s how you can do it...

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How your hotel can get more direct bookings

Ask the hotel experts: How can my hotel staff better understand the typical booking conversion cycle?

In the modern age of online hotel bookings, it is more important than ever for hotels to pursue a strategy that will get them more direct, commission-free bookings. Scott Petoff from BookingCounts spoke to SiteMinder about how your hotel could optimise your direct booking strategy.

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SiteMinder & Sojern Hotel Revenue Report: “Being a data-driven hotelier means tapping into many sources”

SiteMinder has joined forces with travel marketing experts Sojern to produce the hotel industry report ‘How hoteliers can use data to drive more revenue’. Let’s take a look...

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How to reduce abandoned bookings at your hotel: Direct Booking Cheat Sheet

This free cheat sheet from SiteMinder will help hotels maximise the amount of direct bookings they can capture and reduce abandoned reservations.

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