SPECIAL REPORT
HOTELIERS OF THE WORLD
JONATHAN TISCH
WORLD
THE REACH AND CARE EXHIBITED BY JONATHAN TISCH AND JAMES MCBRIDE GO FAR BEYOND THE WALLS OF THEIR HOTELS , WHICH EARNS THE RESPECT OF THEIR CONTEMPORARIES WORLDWIDE .
The reach of this year ’ s Hotelier of the World award winners goes beyond the physical hotels they develop and the memories they help create for guests . Loews Hotels & Resorts Chairman Jonathan Tisch and Nihiwatu ’ s Co-Founder and Managing Partner James McBride also put a lot of emphasis on growing their internal teams and do so much for the communities in which they operate .
Tisch was instrumental in helping New York City recover from 9 / 11 by playing a major role in the New York Rising campaign that focused on travel and tourism to revive the economy . Over the past 25 years he has also played a pivotal role explaining to legislators in Washington , D . C ., how hospitality drives the national economy and what needs to be done to keep it vital . The redevelopment work
McBride has done on the island of Sumba in Indonesia has not only brought an award-winning resort to a new and growingg hotel company , but it has helped support the local community and preserve its traditions , which are infused throughoutt Nihiwatu and which
McBride considers a key part of its` identity . The luxury resort partners with a local foundation to build and staff health clinics , mitigate malaria a and supply schools , and invites guests to tour its projects .
It is Tisch ’ s and McBride ’ s more holistic approaches to business that t no doubt resonated with the readers of HOTELS , who voted these two industry legends HOTELS ’ 2016 Hotelier of the
World award winners . On the pages ahead , read their stories , which have not only elevated their careers but have done so much for their teams and the greater r hotel community .
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