Why tourism is on track to replace mining as Australia’s biggest export
Cricket, Chinese travellers, and the weak Australian dollar had a huge impact on visitors coming to Australia. This blog looks at the impact of tourism...
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How future mobile device usage can give your hotel a competitive advantage
What does the mobile strategy of the future look like for hoteliers? This blog uses research from PricewaterhouseCoopers to explore the possibilities.
How eight hotels in Cyprus helped redefine how tourism should be analysed
Impact of tourism can be measured using visitor arrival numbers. But are feet through the airport really the best indicator of tourism initiatives?
ROOMS WITH A VIEW: Solscape, New Zealand
How does Solscape in New Zealand balance sustainability and managing guests? This SiteMinder blog explores their ecotourism credentials, and of course yoga.
5 simple questions to explore key travel habits within EMEA
Where did travellers from EMEA visit during Q1 2015? Why did they travel? When did they book? Who did they go with? And what was the length of their stay?
8 brilliant quotes on hospitality technology from HITEC’s exclusive Hall of Fame
The world's largest hospitality technology exhibition, HITEC, begins this week in Austin, Texas. These brilliant quotes are from its exclusive Hall of Fame.
10 things you should understand about working with TripConnect instant booking
This SiteMinder blog answers some key questions about working with TripConnect instant booking. How does it work? What does it cost? Is your hotel eligible?
5 simple questions to assess key travel habits within Asia
This SiteMinder blog assesses the 'who, what, when, where and why' of travel within Asia using stats from Sojern’s ‘Q1 2015 Global Travel Trends’ report.
How hotels in South-East Asia use direct bookings to swing through online distribution
In his first blog since SiteMinder's acquisition of Globekey, GM Gregor Vogel explores direct bookings within South-East Asia's ever-changing hotel sector.
From homepage to payment confirmation: Which features do international travellers want from your website?
What website features do international travellers want from your hotel's website? SiteMinder uses stats from Worldpay to examine the online booking journey.
5 simple questions to examine key travel habits within the Americas
SiteMinder examines the who, what, when, where and why of travel habits across the Americas - using data from online travel agents and metasearch sites.
The Great Power Shift: Are you engaging the empowered holidaymaker?
What influences holidaymakers when they book? Is it the hotel's reputation or is price the deciding factor? This SiteMinder blog explores these questions.
ROOMS WITH A VIEW: Moorings Hotel, Vanuatu
Cyclone Pam hit tropical paradise Vanuatu back in March. How are hotels rebuilding? How is tourism affected? SiteMinder's blog talks to the Moorings Hotel.
ROOMS WITH A VIEW: Explore Hotel and Hostel
Our latest hotel industry blog, 'Rooms with a View', looks at The Explore Hotel & Hostel in New York City, which is focusing on its guests' specific needs.
ROOMS WITH A VIEW: Waverley House Cottages
‘Rooms with a View’ talks to Jan Davis from Waverley House Cottages in Lakes Entrance about the challenge of adapting to a technology-driven hotel industry.