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As we close out 2024, our final season 2 episode connects Chad and Miriam with BCD's CEO, Stephan Baars, and CCO, Mike Janssen. Through the many laughs and fun stories on this episode, Stephan and Mike talk about the business travel industry as a whole, where BCD will be making investments, and what to expect from in 2025. This episode also includes personal messages to BCD colleagues, partners, customers and more from both Stephan and Mike ... as well as an update on Mike's love of avocado toast. 

Stay plugged into BCD social media channels for the announcement of our season 3 launch date. 

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Rossana Martin is back to connect with Chad and Miriam about the state of our industry and this is one episode you don't want to miss! 

As usual, Rossana takes us "around the world" to discuss industry insights, giving special attention to air and hotel rates in each global region and how rates might change in 2025.

If you have a global travel program, or simply want to know what's going on in the world of business travel, this episode is a must listen! 

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Self-care isn’t always easy. Especially when your travel program doesn’t prioritize traveler wellbeing. On this episode, Chad and Miriam connect with Amélie Losanes, one of Advito’s expert managing consultants, about the importance of traveler wellness and the steps companies can take to push wellness forward. Plus, she shares some top tips on how travelers can take control of their own wellness when on the road.

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Connections Success Stories showcase how our clients use BCD technology to optimize their travel programs. These quick stories highlight what BCD has done for clients, and what we could potentially do for yours.  

On this episode, Chad connects with Gabby Davis, multi-national program manager, and the pair discuss how a global company faced issues with budget-busting air bookings and how BCD's team of experts were able to use our data and analytics solution to make quick changes that resulted in program savings within one quarter. 

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Alissa Merlino, Sr. Director, Global Solutions Engineering, joins Miriam and Chad on this episode for a conversation around spend management - from a slightly different angle. Alissa constantly has conversations with travel managers, travel buyers, and spend management vendors and sometimes those conversations lead to debunking misconceptions. On this episode, Alissa shares some of the more popular misconceptions around T&E spend management and what her take is on the truth. 

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Connections Success Stories showcase how our clients use BCD technology to optimize their travel programs. These quick stories highlight what BCD has done for clients, and what we could potentially do for yours.  

 On this episode, Chad connects with Tara Volpintesta, global program manager who works closely with this success story’s account. Tara shares how fully engaging every part of BCD's network enabled this company to save nearly $4 million dollars U.S. within a few months. 

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It seems like you can’t go a day in business travel without hearing the term NDC - why are we still talking about it? On this episode, Chad and Miriam connect with Thane Jackson, SVP, global distribution strategy. Thane shares his perspective on why the NDC conversation should have just stayed in the background, how NDC is shaping business travel, and advice for travel managers to ensure their programs are optimized for the best content. 

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Most of us assume that air leakage (or off-program/ off-channel bookings) are a thing of the past, right? We have new technologies and innovations that have solved the issue. Well, in this episode, Chad and Miriam connect with Olivier Benoit, Senior VP with BCD's consulting arm Advito and what Olivier shares might surprise you. Listen in as the trio talks about why air leakage is becoming an issue again and what programs can (and should) do to course correct. 

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Rossana Martin is back to connect with Chad and Miriam about the state of our industry and this is one episode you don't want to miss! 

Rossana takes us "around the world" to discuss industry insights, giving special attention to air and hotel rates in each global region, as well as what she's hearing about A.I. and advice for travelers. 

If you have a global travel program, or simply want to know what's going on in the world of business travel, this episode is a must listen! 

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Happy Pride month! On this episode, Chad and Miriam connect with Patrick Pickens, V.P. of global sales and Christine Connolley, Sr. Manager, global crisis management, and the quad discuss the realities of being part of the LGBTQIA+ community in business travel. Christine details her views from a risk management perspective, and Patrick discusses his insights as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and as someone who talks with global travel managers daily. This important episode even sheds light on how to increase safety for your colleagues as an ally. 

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