Last updated: September 2026
Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) is one of the last great American conglomerates: $18.5 billion in revenue, $86.3 billion in total assets, and three generations of Tisch family leadership since 1946. Today it holds four businesses: CNA Financial (89%) in property and casualty insurance, Boardwalk Pipelines (100%) in natural gas, Loews Hotels & Co (100%) in hospitality, and Altium Packaging (53%) in rigid plastic packaging. The group employs roughly 13,000 people, and the New York corporate office at 9 West 57th Street is small enough that on any given day it has about two jobs open. For a student, the practical consequence is simple: you do not intern at Loews Corporation. You intern at one of its subsidiaries. The one with a named early-careers programme is Loews Hotels & Co, which operates iconic hotels in 25 US and Canadian locations. Its Leadership Development Program pays $29.15/hour at the Loews Regency New York, and its 12-month Aspire programme is designed to place you in a leadership role at the end.
Quick Facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | careers.loewshotels.com. Students directed to the Workday Introduce Yourself form (a talent pool, not an application) |
| Application window (2027–2028) | No published recruiting calendar. Requisitions post individually per property with no close dates. Check the board weekly from autumn 2026 |
| Rolling? | Yes. Both live early-career requisitions have no end date. Loews Hotels tells students to register in the talent community |
| Eligibility | LDP/Aspire: college senior or recent graduate of an accredited hospitality program, willing to relocate. Internships: college students passionate about hospitality and culinary arts. No published GPA |
| Duration | LDP/Aspire: 12 months with 6-month F&B rotations. UCF Progressive Internship: two 13-week semesters. Summer internship length: not published |
| Compensation | LDP F&B Trainee at Loews Regency New York: $29.15/hr (employer-published). Internships confirmed paid; rate not published |
| Return offers | No published rate. Aspire offers the opportunity to assume a leadership role upon completion. UCF alumni have secured full-time roles within Loews Hotels |
| Locations | 25 US and Canadian properties. Live early-career: Arlington TX and New York NY. Corporate offices: Nashville TN and New York NY only |
Loews Corporation has no internship. The early-career opportunities are at Loews Hotels & Co (hospitality) and CNA Financial (insurance, covered separately). The practical first step is joining the Loews Hotels talent pool via the Introduce Yourself form.
Externships are short, remote professional experience programs where you finish a real project with a real company. The Amazon Fulfillment Center Operational Strategy Externship and the TikTok Social Media Content Brand Strategy Externship build the operations and brand experience Loews Hotels screens for. Explore all Externships.
What Is a Loews Internship?
A Loews internship is, in practice, a Loews Hotels & Co internship. The parent company, Loews Corporation, is a holding company with a corporate team that provides strategic direction to its four subsidiaries, and on any given day its entire job board holds about two positions, neither of them an internship. Students searching for a Loews internship are looking for one of two things: Loews Hotels & Co (hospitality), which runs paid internships and the Aspire/Leadership Development Program described on this page, or CNA Financial (insurance, 89% owned by Loews), which runs a larger internship programme on its own board. Loews Hotels was founded in 1960 and today operates iconic hotels and resorts across the US. Its early-careers offering includes summer internships mentored by leadership, the 12-month Aspire programme coaching participants through Rooms, F&B, Culinary, Finance and HR paths, and a Progressive Internship Program at Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando in partnership with UCF Rosen College. Indeed gives Loews Hotels a 4.0/5 rating from over 1,000 reviews.
When Do Loews Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Loews Hotels does not run a published, dated campus recruiting cycle. Requisitions appear individually, per property, with no close dates. The company tells students to join a talent pool rather than apply to a specific role. Below is what can be confirmed from live board data and first-hand community accounts.
Two early-career requisitions are live: an Engineering Intern at Loews Arlington Hotel in Texas (part time, posted September 2026) and a Leadership Development Program F&B Trainee at Loews Regency New York (full time, $29.15/hr, posted May 2026). Join the talent pool via the Introduce Yourself form now.
Watch for property-level intern requisitions, which post individually with no close date. Corporate internships (e.g. Risk Management in New York) appear intermittently and disappear quickly. Check the board weekly.
UCF Rosen College students: watch for the Progressive Internship Program cycle to reopen. Applications are currently closed with no published reopening date.
Internship runs at Loews Hotels properties across the US or at the corporate offices in Nashville and New York. Expect varying schedules and fully onsite work.
How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.
Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open
Loews Hotels takes a genuinely small number of interns relative to its 305 open positions, and its published student route is a talent pool rather than an application. When a property-level intern requisition does appear, it posts with no close date and disappears once filled. A January 2026 Risk Management internship in New York was being interviewed for that month and was gone from the board by September. Register in the talent pool today, check the board weekly, and apply the day a requisition appears. Referrals carry weight here: one employee at Universal Orlando reported referring five people who all received offers.
Which Loews Internship Programs Should You Target?
Loews Hotels offers several early-career pathways, and understanding which is which matters because the company uses overlapping names.
| Program | Focus | Duration | Key details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internships | Paid hands-on experience in hospitality and culinary arts, mentored by leadership | Not published | Paid; for college students; described on the Early Careers page |
| Aspire / Leadership Development Program | 12-month rotational programme through Rooms, F&B, Culinary, Finance and HR career paths | 12 months | Paid; $29.15/hr at Loews Regency NY; for hospitality graduates; relocation willingness required |
| Progressive Internship Program (UCF) | Multi-semester rotational internship at Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando | Two 13-week semesters at ~20 hrs/week | Applications currently closed; 17 hotel function rotations; not on the Loews careers site |
| On the Job Training | Training for new hospitality team members | Varies | A separate onboarding track, not the internship programme |
See all openings on careers.loewshotels.com. For the largest internship programme in the Loews family, see the CNA Financial internship guide.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
Loews Hotels' eligibility requirements differ sharply by track:
• LDP / Aspire: college senior or recent graduate of an accredited hospitality program. Willingness to relocate. Excitement about hospitality.
• Internships: college students passionate about hospitality and culinary arts. No class year, GPA or major restrictions published.
• Engineering Intern (Arlington): despite the title, the body describes a maintenance role requiring prior maintenance knowledge, at least 5 courses (HVAC, Electrical, Indoor Air Quality, Controls), and ability to lift 50+ pounds. No student-status requirement.
• Work authorization: not addressed in any Loews-controlled source. Ask a recruiter directly.
Does Loews Hotels Have a GPA Cutoff?
No. Neither live Loews Hotels requisition, the Early Careers page, nor the UCF programme page states a GPA minimum. The LDP’s stated bar is being a college senior or recent graduate of a hospitality program. What Loews does screen for is brand alignment: the requisition asks for acknowledgement of the Loews Hotels brand principles and adherence to the brand service promise.
What Skills Does Loews Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
Loews Hotels names almost no software in its requisitions. The two live early-career requisitions are for radically different jobs (a hospitality leadership trainee and a maintenance role), so the skills below are role-specific. The LDP screens for excitement about hospitality, eagerness to learn, ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, enthusiasm for collaboration, and adherence to the brand service promise. The one named system in either requisition is HotSOS, a hotel-operations dispatch platform.
Note: No skill-frequency chart rendered. Only two live early-career requisitions for different roles, and hiring.cafe unavailable (HTTP 403).
How Is Demand for Hospitality Interns Moving Right Now?
Hospitality intern hiring right now: September 2026
Across US hospitality intern postings tracked this month · aggregate market data, all employers
September 2026 is this tracker’s baseline month. Hospitality employers with company-managed properties are investing more in structured early-career training, and Loews Hotels is company-managed across all 25 properties.
Method: aggregate analysis of US hospitality intern postings, September 2026 baseline. Figures show direction, not total market share.
Build These Skills Before You Apply
And the skills Loews Hotels screens for map directly to remote Externships where you finish a real company project before a requisition appears.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel operations & throughput management | LDP: 6-month F&B rotation. UCF: 17 operational rotations. Engineering: real-time dispatch via HotSOS | Amazon Fulfillment Center Operational Strategy |
| Brand experience & guest-service design | LDP: adherence to the brand service promise. Careers site: artfully folded towels, first names remembered | TikTok Social Media Content Brand Strategy |
| Financial analysis & risk management | Corporate Risk Management internship: insurance renewals, exposure data, claims analysis, Excel | Yinan Zhao Investing & Financial Modeling |
The Amazon operations project rehearses the throughput discipline that runs every hotel shift, the TikTok brand project builds the audience-facing design thinking Loews expects, and the Yinan Zhao modelling project prepares you for the corporate finance side.
What Is the Loews Application and Interview Process Like?
Loews Hotels’ published student route is unusual: it directs students to a talent pool rather than to a specific application.
1. Join the talent pool first. Both "Students and Recent Grads Start Here" buttons on the Learning & Development page point to a Workday Introduce Yourself form.
2. Search the board directly each week. Requisitions post per property with no close dates. The keyword search is fuzzy, so browse by career area and location instead.
3. Apply to the LDP if eligible. The Leadership Development Program at Loews Regency New York is live, full-time, $29.15/hr, 12 months, with a stated leadership endpoint.
4. Expect multiple interviews. A 2026 candidate reported interviewing at two different Loews properties before a decision was made.
5. Follow up by phone. Community advice that worked: calling to follow up got a candidate straight to their recruiter. Expect roughly a week between interview and news, then a drug screen at a Quest facility.
If you are at UCF Rosen College, the Progressive Internship Program is a separate application channel not on the Loews careers site. Watch hospitality.ucf.edu for the cycle to reopen.
What the Community Says
Loews Hotels has limited but genuine community coverage across Reddit, with first-hand accounts from candidates and employees.
Loews Hotels runs corporate internships out of its New York office that have nothing to do with hotel operations. A January 2026 candidate described a Risk Management internship covering insurance renewals, exposure data, claims analysis, broker relationships and Excel. Corporate internships exist but are not always visible on the careers site.
A 2026 Loews hotel candidate documented the process: roughly a week between interview and news, a drug screen at a Quest facility, and being asked to interview again at a different Loews property. Following up by phone was recommended and worked.
In a thread designed to surface the worst hotel employers in Orlando, two independent commenters named Loews positively. The most upvoted reply rated Loews above Hilton, Marriott and Hyatt. A second added: Loews Hotels are company-managed rather than franchised, which usually means more consistent training and easier internal moves.
How Do You Stand Out at a Company That Tells Students to Join a Talent Pool?
Three moves, all executable now. First, register in the Workday talent pool via the Introduce Yourself form, because that is what Loews Hotels explicitly tells students to do. Second, check the job board weekly rather than waiting passively, because requisitions post per property with no close dates and corporate internships come and go quickly. Third, if you are eligible for the Leadership Development Program, apply now rather than waiting for a summer internship: it is 12 months, $29.15/hour, and ends in a leadership role. Say you will relocate, because the requisition lists it as a requirement. And know the brand service promise before you interview, because the LDP requisition explicitly asks for it.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
Loews Hotels’ peer set spans the major US hotel operators, plus the sibling subsidiary that runs the largest internship programme in the Loews family.
- CNA Financial89% owned by Loews Corporation; runs the largest internship programme in the Loews group (insurance)Guide →
- Marriott Internationalthe largest hotel company in the world with a large, structured internship programmeGuide →
- Hiltonconsistently top-ranked hospitality employer with a well-documented internship programmeGuide →
- Hyattclosest peer in scale and positioning to Loews; named alongside Loews by Orlando hospitality workersGuide →
Our hospitality internships guide maps the full landscape of hotel and tourism opportunities.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Loews Hotels internship?
No summer 2026 internship requisition was live in September 2026. Two early-career roles are open: an Engineering Intern at Loews Arlington Hotel (part time) and a Leadership Development Program F&B Trainee at Loews Regency New York (full time, $29.15/hr). The next summer internship cycle has not been announced.
Does Loews Corporation offer internships?
No. Loews Corporation is a holding company with about two open jobs at any time, neither of them an internship. The internships are at its subsidiaries: Loews Hotels & Co (hospitality) and CNA Financial (insurance).
How much does a Loews Hotels intern earn?
Loews Hotels confirms its internships are paid but does not publish an intern rate. The one published early-career figure is the LDP F&B Trainee wage: $29.15/hr at Loews Regency New York, a full-time 12-month trainee role, not a summer internship.
Where are Loews Hotels internships located?
Loews Hotels has 25 locations. Confirmed early-career activity: Arlington TX, New York NY, and Orlando FL (UCF partnership, currently closed). Corporate offices are in New York and Nashville only.
What is the Aspire program?
Aspire is described as a 12-month paid early-career hospitality program coaching participants through Rooms, F&B, Culinary, Finance and HR paths. It appears to be the same programme as the Leadership Development Program under a different name.
What GPA does Loews Hotels require?
None published. The LDP’s stated bar is being a college senior or recent graduate of a hospitality program.
Is the Engineering Intern at Loews Arlington a real internship?
Read the requisition carefully. Despite the title, the body describes a maintenance team member role with no student-status requirement, physical demands of 50+ pounds, and no programme structure. It is a part-time entry-level hotel engineering role.
Loews Hotels’ published student route is a talent pool, and its requisitions post per property with no close dates. While you wait for a posting, a remote Externship produces a concrete project to point at when a recruiter reaches out from that talent community form.
About the Author
Bifei Wang has spent 17 years focused on human flow and the growth of young professionals, spanning international education, career training and coaching, and recruitment process outsourcing. Over 7 years at Extern, he has had one-on-one sessions with thousands of students exploring careers in consulting, finance, tech, marketing, and data, giving him a firsthand view of how the job market has shifted for early-career professionals and what it actually takes to break in.
