2007 Hoteliers of the World Candidate: Jonathan Tisch, Loews

Jonathan Tisch has engineered Loews Hotels expansion as a luxury hotel chain by infusing its hotels with a corporate culture that places a high value on partnerships to empower employees, satisfy guests, contribute to communities and improve the bottom line.

By Staff -- HOTELS Magazine, 4/1/2007

Jonathan Tisch has engineered Loews Hotels’ expansion as a luxury hotel chain by infusing its hotels with a corporate culture that places a high value on partnerships to empower employees, satisfy guests, contribute to communities and improve the bottom line.

Tisch has served since 1995 as chairman of the Travel Business Roundtable, a coalition
of chief executives representing the travel and tourism industry, and in 2003, he was appointed to the United States Department of Commerce U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. Tisch also served a five-year term as an officer of the American Hotel & Lodging Association,
culminating in his chairmanship of the organization in 1997. He frequently can be seen in
the media touting the industry’s importance to the economy as a vehicle for economic
development and job creation.

Tisch also serves as chairman of NYC & Co., the city’s official tourism agency
and local convention and visitors bureau. In the aftermath of September 11, Tisch served
as chairman of “New York Rising,” a task force set up to help rebuild the city by reviving
tourism. Believing one can do well and do good at the same time, Tisch is a champion of
corporate responsibility, and his community and philanthropic activities are extensive