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Magnuson Worldwide

Heart of a Lion: The Harsh Reality of Entrepreneurship

2021-02-17 by Phil Butler

Tom Magnuson

The following is from Thomas Magnuson – co-founder and CEO of Magnuson Hotels, one of my best friends, and the smartest man I know.

Tags: entrepreneurs, hospitality, hotel investments, hotel operations, hotels, hotels management, Magnuson Hotels, Magnuson Worldwide, pandemic response, Tom Magnuson, wisdom, World hotels

Magnuson Hotels Reports Sustainable Q1 of 2020 Performance

2020-05-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Tom Magnuson

Magnuson Hotels reports ‘sustainable’ results for Q1 2020, the first full operating quarter of Covid 19 owing to operating factors.

Tags: ADR, COVID-19 effects, hotel revenue, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, Magnuson Worldwide, Tom Magnuson

Lessons from the World’s Most Successful Hotel Renegade: Tom Magnuson

2018-02-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Tom Magnuson

Magnuson Worldwide founder Tom Magnuson is responsible for creating the fastest-growing hotel brand of all time, with more new hotels added in the last ten years than eight of the brand’s ten biggest competitors. Here, the founder shares the most important lessons learned through starting a successful hotel chain such as Magnuson, and how these lessons can help you make the most of your own independent hotel.

Tags: Hotel Investment Forum 2018, hotel management, IHIF, Magnuson Worldwide, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson, World hotels

Magnuson Hotels Joins 5 Million Room HRS Portfolio to Expand Business Traveler Segment

2017-03-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Magnuson HRS deal

HRS, the world’s leading hotel content provider with more than five million rooms in global distribution systems, added Magnuson Hotels’ 1,000+ properties to its inventory. Magnuson Hotels is the world’s largest independent hotel group, with its hotel locations spread across six countries and three continents.

Tags: CMS, content, hotel distribution, HRS, Magnuson Worldwide, Thomas Magnuson

Magnuson Hotels Worldwide releases local performance tool

2014-11-18 by Phil Butler

Magnuson Worldwide

Magnuson Hotels Worldwide has just released a global hotel performance calculator which allows owners to benchmark their individual hotel performance versus local markets. In a move the company says is a “first ever” approach to measuring true performance at the local level, Magnuson’s release of the tool on Hotel Authority seems destined only for those in dire need of revenue help. Here’s a brief look at a local performance indicator.

Tags: hotel branding, hotel revenue, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, Magnuson Worldwide

Magnuson Offers Brand Collection at Asian Hotel Owners Convention

2014-03-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

AAHOA

The world’s largest independent hotel brand, Magnuson Hotels will introduce their 2014 brand collection at the upcoming Asian American Hotel Owners convention in Philadelphia.

Tags: AAHOA, hotels, Magnuson, Magnuson Worldwide, Tom Magnuson

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