Distribution remains key for independent hotels

The way Tom Magnuson sees it, owners of independent hotels have two options when it comes to the downturn: They can sit back and wait for the cycle to run its course, or they can take charge through proactive distribution of their property. During the first in a series of regional meetings that will take the co-founder and co-principal of Magnuson Hotels throughout the country (he shares the titles with his wife, Melissa), he urged members in...