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read moreAs hotel bookings in Australia return to pre-pandemic levels, Australia-headquartered SiteMinder, the world’s leading open hotel commerce platform, has unveiled the next generation of its platform, with a simpler, more intuitive experience for hotels to sell, market, manage and grow business.
The platform - unveiled at SiteMinder’s global conference, Sync - will make simple, modern technology readily available to the world’s one million hotels – and, in doing so, transition them from being in one of the least digitised and most fragmented industries, that consume product-by-product, into leaders in holistic commerce.
SiteMinder’s next generation platform democratises hotelier-centric technology and makes it universal. More than bringing disparate products together, it’s about enabling the global hotel industry to reap the benefits of entire platforms and ecosystems coming together.
This launch addresses a shift that SiteMinder identifies as the macro effort to “omnify hotel technology”.
SiteMinder Chief Executive and managing director, Sankar Narayan notes “today, many hotels are challenged by talent shortages, rising costs and guest demands that are higher than ever before. Additionally, they are held back by decision paralysis, which stems from the overwhelming number of technologies in the market; friction in their adoption of technology, due to the lack of recognition that hoteliers are omnichannel consumers and expect a customer-centric experience; and accessibility, from not having the means to scale commerce solutions. Consequently, business and revenue maximisation are taking a back seat.
“We’ve long seen the omnifying of technology in other sectors such as retail and banking. Brands within those sectors have set the expectations of hotel guests – of 24/7 responsiveness, convenience and personalisation. And, it’s for this reason that we need to embrace this same shift in the global hotel industry, making simple, modern technology that puts customers at the heart of platforms rather than features, accessible to every hotel in the world, large or small, resource-rich or otherwise. With SiteMinder’s platform, hoteliers can be active participants in an era that doesn’t shy away from change, but welcomes and embraces it.”
Bringing together SiteMinder’s complete suite of commerce products, with an ecosystem of booking channels, property management systems, hotel applications and hotel consultants, SiteMinder’s next generation platform includes:
The launch of SiteMinder’s next generation platform continues SiteMinder’s purpose of opening up every hotel’s access to the world of online commerce. It follows years of SiteMinder standardising the user experiences of its products, upgrading the security built into its technology, simplifying logins and enhancing the built-in help function for users.
Commenting on the evolution of SiteMinder’s platform, Sharon Radon, Owner of Boat Harbour Jetty B&B in Port Albert, Victoria, advises “SiteMinder has provided me with a total solution. I have control of my own website, bookings from multiple channels are all integrated, and payments are processed quickly and easily. The time-saving is immeasurable. Without SiteMinder's platform, I wouldn’t be free to focus on the physical running of my business, my time would be spent doing admin. It has enabled me to focus on building my business and given me the confidence to know that my tech needs are covered.”
Rudy Kalele, Director of Revenue, Distribution and Central Reservations at Iconic Hotels by Geocon in Canberra, ACT adds “SiteMinder's platform is one of the best I have seen and used. The fast connection, the simplicity and the intuitiveness offered by its third-party distribution capability are unparalleled, while its direct bookings capability provides our rates and packages to guests in a neat, clear, concise and attractive format. Our direct bookings have only increased with the addition of the Demand Plus offering within SiteMinder's platform, which gives us greater visibility of all our rates online.”
For more information, visit siteminder.com.
Image top Iconic Hotels by Geocon in Canberra, ACT; image above:SiteMinder Platform
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