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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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On this episode, we’re celebrating Earth Day as Chad and Miriam connect with Jerome Cochet, Co-founder and CEO at our BCD marketplace partner goodcarbon. Jerome explains how we can’t solve the climate crisis until we address the nature crisis, why travel programs should focus on high-quality, nature-based projects to help meet their sustainability goals, and how viewpoints around science-based emissions reduction targets are changing. Tune in to learn more fun facts and tell us how your company will be celebrating Earth Day this year! 

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Travel managers are busy. They need answers to questions and data insights when they want them, and those answers need to be custom built and flexible. But travel data is not known for being fast, or flexible. In fact, digesting travel data often results in lengthy wait periods and hours of sorting and pivot tables. Sound familiar?

On this episode, Chad and Miriam connect with Kate Shirley, Product Director with BCD's Travel Data Insights team about how we're changing the data game and giving travel managers answers to their questions in an instant. 

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What's the difference in neurodiversity and a neurodivergent person? On this episode, Chad and Miriam explore that topic and what programs need to know about their neurodivergent traveler population. Joining the conversation are Yvette Bryant, SVP of DE&I at BCD Travel as well as Robert Shen and Sandra Kaspar from United Airlines. Both Robert and Sandra serve on United's DE&I board and discuss what the airline and the travel industry as a whole are doing to ensure that neurodivergent travel is enjoyable and inclusive for all. 

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International Women's Day is March 8, 2024, and to celebrate, we're connecting with two female-focused leaders about what travel managers, travel programs, and allies should think about when it comes to women in business travel. Our regular host, Miriam Moscovici, is joined by Simone Gray, and the two connect with Carolyn Peterson, CEO of BCD marketplace partner Maiden Voyage, and BCD DE&I council member Hazel Smith, to discuss everything from how business travel has changed for women in the last fifty years, regional and cultural differences to keep in mind, how to be an ally for female colleagues and much, much more. 

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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 Tim Colby, who oversees this success story’s global group air program about how they recently optimized their meetings and events travel … while using data from another TMC.

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Data - and especially travel data - is everywhere. But how can travel managers take control of multiple data streams and gain valuable insights to make strategic decisions? Well, that's exactly what Chad and Miriam explore on this episode. Shelley Fletcher-Bryant, Vice President, Advito, connects with the hosting duo to talk all things travel data and how the team at Advito is bringing travel data in the future. 

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Love is in the air! Since this episode is published on Valentine's Day, Chad and Miriam are trading in their podcast duties to play gameshow hosts. They connect with Simone Gray from the BCD Marketplace team. As Chad and Miriam describe several types of travel programs, Simone plays matchmaker and suggests the right BCD Marketplace partner for a match made in heaven. Listen in to this fun themed episode and see if a BCD Marketplace partner is the right match for you!

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What happens when companies miss out on a smart solution? They get left behind. On this episode, Chad and Miriam reconnect with Alissa Merlino, Sr. Director, Global Solutions Engineering, about spend management strategies. Alissa is passionate about payment solutions and, as a traveler who experienced much anxiety when it came to payments and reimbursements, she illustrates how virtual payments could have elevated her own travel experience, why companies need to revamp their payment strategies to include virtual payments, and how easy the virtual payment process has become over the last 15 years. 

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