BTN's What to Watch 2024

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Mar 2024

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BTN Executive Editor Michael B. Baker hosts opinion contributors to expand on ideas they presented in our annual What to Watch series . Topics: Business Travel Transformation, New Distribution Capability, Travel Management Company Consolidation, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence and more. LISTEN NOW.

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March 22, 202450 min

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 card industry pose a threat to loyalty programs? How quickly will TMCs adopt AI technology? Will online booking tools ever be able to truly satisfy corporate travel needs? How is the corporate travel industry addressing accessibility needs? BTN senior editor Donna Airoldi, contributing editor Amon Cohen, managing editor Chris Davis, BTN Europe editor-in-chief Andy Hoskins and BTN Group editorial director Elizabeth West all join host and BTN executive editor Michael Baker to answer those questions and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March 14, 202423 min

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? And can the industry keep up with the demands of business travelers?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March 6, 202417 min

2024 What to Watch 04- George Kalka - A Different NDC Nourish Delight Choice

Fox World Travel VP of business travel George Kalka encourages travel managers to keep a redefined NDC in mind for 2024—nourish, delight and choice—as travelers' expectations for traveler care and wellness are evolving. Join BTN podcast host and executive editor Michael Baker to consider how "policy elasticity" can help travel managers keep up with those expectations, which can help promote retention and efficiency, without giving up the ghost on controlling costs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

February 28, 202418 min

Podcast Episode 03-Olivia Ruggles-Brise - Thinking Beyond Carbon

If you measure sustainability of your business travel program solely by your carbon footprint, you're not getting the whole picture. Hear from BCD Travel VP of sustainability Olivia Ruggles-Brise on the importance of biodiversity in combating climate change, the efforts to measure it and where the business travel industry can make the biggest impact. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

February 21, 202422 min

2024 What to Watch 02 - Paul Tilstone - 'Social Capital' Key to Business Travel's Value

Social capital—or, as Festive Road managing partner Paul Tilstone describes it, "stuff that impacts your brain and your heart"—can be a valuable return from business travel, whether it's building a relationship that eventually results in a sale or driving collaboration that produces better end results for a company. How can you measure it, how can you maximize and how can you ensure its value is considered when travel budgets are under discussion?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

February 14, 202427 min

2024 What to Watch 01 - John Morhous - Do We Still Know What Corporate Travel Is

Special guest Flight Centre chief experience officer John Morhous kicks off our What to Watch series with and existential crisis. Do we still know what corporate travel is? Compliance? Policy? Podcast host and BTN executive editor Michael B. Baker jumps into the abyss with Morhous for 27 minutes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.