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A view of the beach at the Loews hotel in Santa Monica, California
Loews Don CeSar Hotel in St. Pete Beach, Florida


About Loews Hotels

Type - Subsidiary of Loews Corporation, a public company
Industry - Hospitality
Founded - 1946
Headquarters - New York City
CEO - Jonathan Tisch (Chairman & CEO)
Website - www.loewshotels.com

Loews Hotels is a luxury hospitality company that owns and/or operates 18 hotels in the U.S. and Canada. Loews’ hotels and resorts are located in major North American city centers and resort destinations across 11 U.S. states and one Canadian province. The company is known for its travel programs, such as Loews Loves Kids (for families) and Loews Loves Pets (for guests traveling with pets). Loews’ newest hotel is the 414-room Loews Atlanta Hotel, which opened April 1, 2010.[1]

Headquartered in New York City, Loews Hotels is a wholly owned subsidiary of Loews Corporation. Jonathan Tisch is the current chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels.[2]

Hotels

Loews Hotels currently owns and/or operates 18 hotels and resorts in the United States and Canada:[3]

United States Locations

  • Loews Annapolis Hotel - Annapolis, Maryland
  • Loews Atlanta Hotel - Atlanta, Georgia
  • Loews Denver Hotel - Denver, Colorado
  • Loews Lake Las Vegas Hotel - Lake Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Loews Miami Beach Hotel - Miami, Florida
  • Loews Hotel Vogue - Montreal, Quebec
  • Loews Vanderbilt Hotel - Nashville, Tennessee
  • Loews New Orleans Hotel - New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Loews Regency Hotel - New York, New York
  • Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando - Orlando, Florida
  • Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando - Orlando, Florida
  • Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando - Orlando, Florida
  • Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Loews Coronado Bay - San Diego, California
  • Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel - Santa Monica, California
  • Loews Don CeSar Hotel - St. Pete Beach, Florida
  • Loews Ventana Canyon - Tucson, Arizona

Canada Locations

  • Loews Hôtel Le Concorde - Québec City, Québec
  • Loews Hotel Vogue - Montreal, Quebec

Core Hotel Programs

  • Family and Pets – Loews caters to families and guests with pets by offering special programs and features, including pet-friendly rooms, kids’ recreation programs and supervised childcare.
  • Business Travel – Each Loews location includes features to help business travelers, including high-speed and wireless Internet access, a work desk in every room and full-service business centers.
  • Meetings and Weddings – The company has certified meeting planners at every hotel, along with modern technology and A/V gear. Loews also has wedding and event planners at each destination.
  • Loews Experiences – Loews Experiences differ from destination to destination but typically focus on local or regional activities near each particular hotel.
  • YouFirst – Loews’ hotel rewards program that includes a “Pick a Perk” offer to enhance each guest’s stay. [4]

Green Energy Policy

Loews Hotels has a Green Energy Policy to be “committed to being environmentally responsible”. According to Loews’ website, “the company is thoroughly committed to reducing its environmental impact by actively participating in standards that are in harmony with the earth’s natural resources and direction.” Loews Hotels has partnered with ENERGY STAR in addition to enacting a comprehensive eco-friendly policy across its 18 properties. [5]

Some of the company’s “green” practices include:

  • Food donations in partnership with America’s Second Harvest
  • Low-flow shower heads
  • Compact fluorescent light bulbs
  • Locally sourced fruits and vegetables on seasonal menus
  • Energy saving measures in kitchens and back-of-house recycling

Social Responsibility & Philanthropy

Loews has taken steps to become more involved in communities by taking steps like partnering with DonorsChoose and supporting other charities as a company.

The Loews Good Neighbor Policy, created in 1990 by CEO Jonathan Tisch, earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award, the highest honor given by the President of the United States for community service directed toward solving critical social problems. This policy includes multiple initiatives:[6]

  • Donating extra food to local food banks, shelters and hunger relief programs.
  • Supporting local literacy programs by providing space for classes and volunteer instructors.
  • Undertaking extensive recycling programs and purchasing recycled products whenever possible.
  • Supplying used goods like linens and furniture to local organizations and shelters.
  • Encouraging volunteer activities for hotel employees.
  • Implementing energy-saving equipment in new hotels and existing properties during renovation.

Tisch authored a book, “Citizen You: Doing Your Part to Change the World,” that focuses on the idea of active citizenship and getting involved in tackling global challenges. [7]

“This ‘New Activism’ is about the thousands of individuals and organizations exploring new ways to address social problems,” according to Tisch.[8]

Other Socially Responsible Initiatives

  • Loews held Sunday brunch celebrations in 2011 at its hotels and provided kids the opportunity to color Mother’s Day cards. Each card included a $20 DonorsChoose gift card to help fund local educational projects for needy public schools.
  • Loews announced its “Happy Ever After” wedding package to celebrate New York’s passage of marriage equality in June 2011 by helping same-sex couples get married with special rates on wedding packages at Loews Regency in New York City.
  • Loews provided discounted rates at its Loews Ventana Canyon property for evacuees of the Monument and Antelope fires in Southern Arizona in June 2011.[9]

References

  1. ^ http://www.loewshotels.com/blog/topics/press_room/page/2
  2. ^ http://www.loewshotels.com/blog/topics/press_room/page/2
  3. ^ http://www.loewshotels.com/en/destinations
  4. ^ http://www.travelpulse.com/loews-hotels-enhances-youfirst-loyalty-program-perks.html
  5. ^ http://www.loewshotels.com/en/aboutus/green
  6. ^ http://www.loewshotels.com/en/aboutus/goodneighbor
  7. ^ http://www.citizenyou.org/
  8. ^ http://worth.texterity.com/custom/loewssummer2010#pg66
  9. ^ http://www.loewshotels.com/blog/topics/press_room
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