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.
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