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Thomas Magnuson

Heraklion Hotels Event 2 Outline 2020 Revenue Win or Lose

2020-02-10 by Phil Butler

Galaxy Hotel

The Heraklion Hotel Association and EyeWide Digital Marketing, and RevitUp have organized a unique industry meetup for February 13th.

Tags: Cook’s Club Hersonissos, Crete hotels, Expedia, Greece hospitality, Henri Roelings, Heraklion Chamber of Commerce, Heraklion events, Heraklion Hoteliers Association, Heraklion hotels, HospitalityNet, Hotel Optimization, hotel revenue, hotels, industry experts, Magnuson Hotels, revenue, RevitUP, thomas cook, Thomas Magnuson, TUI

Crete Island: A Destination with a Celestial Potential

2020-02-01 by Phil Butler

Incredible Crete

A look at the tremendous potential of sustainable Crete hospitality and tourism with some of the industry’s most knowledgeable experts.

Tags: alternative tourism, crete, Crete hotels, Crete Region, Crete resorts, Crete rooms, Cyprus hotels, Dimitris Koutoulas, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Greece hotels, Hotel Association of Halkidiki, Kyriakos G. Kotsoglou, Magnuson Hotels, Minas Liapakis, Revenue Management, RevitUP, thomas cook, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson

Airbnb Writing on Expedia’s, Bookings’ and Hoteliers’ Profit Walls

2019-11-17 by Phil Butler

Airbnb Graffiti

Airbnb, the online brokerage dreamed up by schoolmates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia has apparently eclipsed Expedia’s booked room nights.

Tags: AirBnb, Crete hotels, Crete vacations, Domus Renier Boutique Hotel, EyeWide, Global Hotel Exchange, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, marketing, Plarino, Plarino hotel sales, Plarino sales, Thomas Magnuson, 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

7 Days Booster Launches Quietly, Big Players Watch from Wings

2016-03-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Landing page for 7 Days Booster

Yesterday at ITB Berlin, the Executive Director of Plateno Group, Eric Wu (at left) announced the launch of 7 Days Booster, a hotel platform that combines online distribution, marketing education, property upgrades and a direct connect to more than 80 million Chinese loyalty travelers. Billed as an agnostic solution for any hotel or group of hotels, […]

Tags: 7 Days Booster, 7 Days Inns, budget hotels, China guests, Eric Wu, Goor Rosenburg, hotel business, hotel technology, ITB Berlin, Maria Pütz-Willems, Plateno Group, Thomas Magnuson

Magnuson Hotels Offers Free Property Management Solution

2013-05-15 by Phil Butler

Magnuson Hotels

The world’s largest independent hotel group, Magnuson Hotels, has just announced free property management systems (PMS) to hotels that convert to Magnuson’s low cost franchising brand.

Tags: Magnuson, Magnuson Hotels, Thomas Magnuson

Trump International Beach Resort Tags GHX Distribution

2012-03-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Trump International Beach Resort

The new Global Hotel Exchange (GHX) hotel booking platform has demonstrated to the world its ability to seek out new friends in the highest of places, signing up none other than Donald Trump and his spectacular Trump International Beach Resort at Miami Beach.

Tags: Dezer Properties, Donald Trump, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, hotel booking, iconic hotels, Magnuson, Marty Bussey, Thomas Magnuson, Trump International Beach Resort

Former Choice Franchise Port Allen Brands Magnuson

2011-12-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Magnuson Hotel Port Allen

Magnuson Hotels has announced yet another complete rebranding of the Magnuson Hotel – Port Allen in Louisiana. The world’s largest independent hotel group, Magnuson hopes to improve the regional and national positioning of this 48 room accommodation on the outskirts of Baton Rouge.

Tags: Baton Rouge travel, G+, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, hotel news, LSU, Magnuson Hotel - Port Allen, Magnuson Hotels, Port Allen, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson, US hotels

Magnuson’s GHX Adopted by 1000’s Already

2011-12-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

In news from PRWeb London, via Digital Journal, Thomas Magnuson’s Global Hotel Exchange (GHX) announced today thousands of hotels adopting the not even released new online travel agency (OTA).

Tags: booking platform, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, hotel bookings, hoteliers, Magnuson Hotels, market conditions, OTA, OTA's, PRWeb, Sponsor News, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson

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