Spotnana's Travel Is a Human Emotion Podcast

Eric Bailey ran Microsoft's travel program for nearly 20 years and convened the industry around the Corporate Travel Innovation Manifesto and Corporate Travel with Purpose Platform. He joins Spotnana SVP Marketing Justin Schuster to discuss why transparency in the TMC commercial model still matters, how to measure the return on a trip, and why a two-page policy built on trust beats a long one.

SVP of Marketing at Spotnana Justin Schuster spoke with Jennifer Steinke, Director of Travel, Meetings and Fleet at Moderna, about the value of managing travel alongside meetings, the AI-powered platform she built to better understand travel trends, and her push for faster innovation across the industry.

SVP of Marketing at Spotnana Justin Schuster spoke with Suzanne Boyan, Global Meetings and Travel Manager at ZS Associates, and Sarah Hayden, Global Travel Lead at ZS Associates, about why the firm built a multi-channel program that lets travelers book direct with airlines, how it pulls near-total booking visibility together on the back end, and where AI and omni-channel servicing are taking corporate travel next.

Senior Director of Content and Distribution at Spotnana Seth Anagnostis spoke with Keith Wallis, Managing Director of Customer Digital and Distribution at Air Canada, about why it took its NDC technology in-house, what its partnership with Spotnana means for corporate travel, and where airline distribution is heading as AI agents start booking trips on travelers' behalf.

Spotnana SVP of Marketing Justin Schuster spoke with Martijn van der Voort, founder of AstraNomad and former senior leader at CWT, about what it will actually take for corporate travel to move from AI hype to agentic execution — and what buyers, TMCs, and technology companies need to do differently to get there.

Spotnana SVP of Marketing Justin Schuster spoke with Christian Møller-Holst, CEO of Goodwings, to learn how Goodwings is tackling corporate travel's carbon problem by combining behavioral science, real-time emissions data, and a business model that makes sustainable travel the path of least resistance for companies and travelers alike.

Spotnana SVP of Marketing Justin Schuster spoke to Ciena's Director of Indirect Procurement Fazal Choksi to learn how Ciena transformed its global travel program by partnering with Solutions Travel and leveraging Spotnana's platform to gain flexibility, improve sustainability, and harness the power of real-time data.

Spotnana's SVP of Marketing, Justin Schuster, spoke with Christal Bemont, CEO of Direct Travel, and Sarosh Waghmar, Spotnana's founder and chief product officer. The conversation explored Direct Travel's strategic transformation, the launch of Direct Travel’s Spotnana-powered Avenir platform, and how data is reshaping what TMCs can offer their customers.

Spotnana Senior Director of Content and Distribution Seth Anagnostis spoke with Alice Ferrari, Co-Founder and CEO of Kyte, about Kyte's unique approach to airline connectivity, the evolving dynamics of low-cost carrier distribution, and how Kyte’s partnership with Spotnana brings travelers seamless access to carriers like Ryanair and easyJet.

Spotnana SVP of Marketing Justin Schuster spoke with Edmund Caldecott, CEO of TrainHugger, and Felix Tanzer, Co-Founder of TrainHugger, to discuss the company's unique approach to tree-planting, the importance of making sustainability tangible to travelers, and how their partnership with Spotnana provides the technological foundation for their mission.