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Insights Hub Overview

Understand your business performance with analytics and visitor insights

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Written by Hayden Zammit Meaney
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Insights Hub Overview

The Insights Hub helps you understand your visitors, markets, and business performance. Use data-driven insights to make better decisions about your tourism business.

What's in the Insights Hub?

Visitor Analytics

Understand who visits your region:

  • Visitor numbers and trends

  • Where visitors come from

  • How long they stay

  • What they spend

Markets

Explore your target markets:

  • Domestic vs international

  • Key source markets

  • Market characteristics

  • Opportunities for growth

Experiences

Understand experience preferences:

  • What visitors want to do

  • Popular experience types

  • Emerging trends

  • Match your offerings to demand

Traveller Motivations

Learn why people travel:

  • What motivates visitors

  • Decision-making factors

  • Matching your offer to motivations

  • Targeting the right segments

How to use insights

For marketing decisions

Use visitor and market data to:

  • Target the right audiences

  • Time your campaigns

  • Choose marketing channels

  • Craft relevant messages

For product development

Use experience and motivation data to:

  • Design products people want

  • Identify gaps in your offering

  • Price appropriately

  • Create packages that appeal

For business planning

Use overall insights to:

  • Set realistic goals

  • Plan for seasonal variations

  • Allocate resources

  • Make investment decisions

Understanding the data

Data sources

Insights come from:

  • Tourism Australia research

  • State tourism organisation data

  • Regional visitor surveys

  • Industry benchmarks

Data freshness

Data is updated periodically:

  • Some metrics are real-time

  • Others are updated monthly or quarterly

  • Historical comparisons show trends

Interpreting the numbers

Remember:

  • Data represents trends, not exact counts

  • Compare year-over-year for best insights

  • Consider external factors (events, weather, etc.)

  • Use multiple data points for decisions

Altitude Score

Your Altitude Score measures your business capability:

  • Assessment across key areas

  • Benchmarking against industry

  • Recommendations for improvement

  • Track progress over time

Tips for using insights

  • Check regularly — make insights part of your routine

  • Look for trends — single data points can mislead

  • Compare to last year — seasonal patterns matter

  • Focus on actionable data — what can you actually change?

  • Combine with your knowledge — data + experience = wisdom


Data helps you make better decisions — use insights to grow your business strategically.

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