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Playlist by The Biz at BTNA podcast from the editors of Business Travel News. Join Business Travel News editors to talk with some of the smartest suppliers, buyers, intermediaries and technology companies in the managed travel…Follow the podcast:
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The Winners' Circle - Travel Manager of the Year Gilead Sciences' Steve Sitto
Closing out this podcast series, BTN’s 2024 Travel Manager of the Year, Gilead’s Steve Sitto, chats with BTN executive editor Michael B. Baker about strategies for responsible collaboration, both with start-ups and legacy players, as well as how to drive compliance through AI and cost savings throu…
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The Winners' Circle - Best Practitioner Oracle's Brian Hendrickson
When faced with the rapidly approaching deadline for American Airlines’ removal of content from EDIFACT channels last year, Oracle travel operations director Brian Hendrickson was able to work with his travel management company, online booking tool and global distribution system to enable touchless…
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The Winners' Circle - Best Practitioner Elevance Health's Travis Steed
Faced with growing demand for internal meetings and limited support staff to manage them, Elevance Health travel services manager worked with his company’s meetings and events teams to create an attendee management dashboard to streamline the meeting management process. Hear how he went about creat…
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The Winners' Circle - Best Practitioner Akamai Technologies' Priscilla Campbell
BTN executive editor Michael B. Baker chats with Akamai Technologies' director of global travel and expense, Priscilla Campbell. Campbell took the reigns on supporting remote workers with satellite meeting spaces. She leveraged her hotel partners to ensure clusters of employees had access to physic…
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The Winner's Circle - Best Practitioner Salesforce's Dorian Stonie
BTN executive editor Michael B. Baker hosts 2024 BTN Best Practitioner Dorian Stonie, Salesforce senior director of global travel. In this episode, aired Sept. 16, Stonie talks about working with legacy ecosystem players American Express GBT and Concur to implement New Distribution Capability conte…
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NDC Ecosystem Update 2024 Part 3 The Buyer Journey
NDC Ecosystem Update 2024 - Part 3: BTN Sr. Editor Donna M. Airoldi talks with Oracle's Rita Visser, EAB's Steven Mandelbaum and ZS Associates' Suzanne Boyan on the buyer perception, currently reality and ultimate potential of New Distribution Capability. Discover who’s already rolling with NDC and…
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NDC Ecosystem Update 2024 Part 2 TMCs & OBTs
NDC Ecosystem Update 2024 - Part 2: BTN Executive Editor Michael B. Baker chats up Amex GBT’s John Bukowski, AmTrav’s Jeff Klee, BCD’s Thane Jackson, Encore’s Jake Jonassohn, and Spotnana's Seth Anagnostis about the challenges intermediaries have faced integrating NDC content channels, but also abo…
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NDC Ecosystem Update 2024 Part 1 Airlines & Aggregators
NDC Ecosystem Update Part 1- Airlines & Aggregators: BTN Sr. Transportation Editor Donna M. Airoldi talks with Neil Geurin from American Airlines, Jay Richmond from Amadeus, and Tye Radcliffe from Accelya. LISTEN NOW.
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2024 What to Watch - Editor Roundtable
BTN editors tackle some of the key issue facing the corporate travel industry today. Why has M&A activity in the travel industry slowed down? How do travel buyers maintain policy controls amid the direct push to travelers from supplier loyalty programs? Does proposed regulation for the U.S. credit …
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2024 What to Watch 05 - Will Pinnell - Distribution Revolution Not Just for Airlines
HRS SVP and Managing Director for the Americas talks with BTN Executive Editor Michael B. Baker about attribute based selling for hotels and why the retailing and personalization revolution won't be limited to the airline industry. How will distribution channels respond? What about booking tools? A…
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