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Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship engages leading industry experts and faculty to educate students and provide them with experiential opportunities to learn all aspects of entrepreneurship. To support these critical goals, the Pillsbury Institute offers students, entrepreneurs, and faculty an expanding range of courses, programs, and activities focused on advancing students’ entrepreneurship knowledge and mastery.
"Welcome to the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (PIHE)! For more than a decade, PIHE has been the home of entrepreneurship activity at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration (SHA) and a vital voice for all issues affecting entrepreneurship at Cornell and within the hospitality industry."
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COVID-19 insights and tools for the hospitality industry
The School of Hotel Administration has developed a collection of resources to equip all sectors of the hospitality industry with tools and guidance as its leaders continue to navigate the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At all stages of ideation, the Pillsbury Institute offers students, entrepreneurs, and faculty a broad range of courses, programs, and activities in which to engage.
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Pillsbury Advisory Board members and their companies are often featured in the news as thought leaders in their fields. Here, at the Pillsbury Institute, we are proud to recognize their accomplishments. Please take a moment to learn more about our members!
August 11, 2020
Hotel Robots Get Second Life as Industry Adapts to Covid-19
“We always saw it as a good novelty…Then comes along the pandemic and people want to not interact with people.” -Bob Alter ’73, President, Seaview Investors
How to Travel Luxuriously in the Summer of Covid-19, From Private Jets to Hotel buyouts
“Everyone’s comfort level is different…But safety is the new luxury.”– Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, P’16, President, Fischer Travel Enterprises and Fischer-Rosenthal Consulting
Les Hotels Baverez Selects IDeaS Revenue Solutions to Boost Competitiveness in Paris
“It’s wonderful to see such a prestigious brand as Les Hotels Baverez join the IDeaS family.” -Ravi Mehrotra, President, Founder and Chief Scientist, IDeaS Revenue Solutions
