The Business of Travel

This GBTA WINiT podcast explores the transformative impact of female angel investors in the startup ecosystem. In this episode, we speak with Cara Whitehill, advisor, and angel investor at her firm, Unlock Advisors, where she has taken early-stage startups from 0-1 and larger organizations from $10m-$100m+ in revenue growth. We’ll discuss the journey - including her roots in the travel industry – that got her to angel investing. We also delve into the untapped potential and value that women bring to the world of angel investing, and how to support women founders as they innovate with their own ventures. Check out the resources mentioned in the podcast: Lead Upwards: How Startup Joiners Can Impact New Ventures, Build Amazing Careers, and Inspire Great Teams by Sarah E Brown Angel Investing from Start to Finish, from the Holloway Guides Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott   Highlights of female-run startups in our space: Alice Ferrari, CEO at Kyte    www.gokyte.com Anna Feinberg, CEO and Leanne Turner, COO – cofounders of Alo Index www.aloindex.com Rebecca Robinson, Co-Founder Shiny,  www.stayshiny.co   Resources about female investors & founders #Angels https://link.edgepilot.com/s/444b1740/3HPJYH07A0aUimJ9CK9yDw?u=https://hashtagangels.com/the-gap-table, the investing collective co-founded by April Underwood   Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Discussing key types of agreements for the meetings and events supply chain to include NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements), MSA (Master Services Agreement), and RFP (request for proposal).   Shauna Whitehead, GBTA Meetings & Events Committee Donna Patrick, Abbott     Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Description: Join Karolien De Hertogh, Director UK & Ireland, United Airlines, Calum Hawley, Global Travel Manager, Endeavour Mining Plc and Rohini Sengupta, Director, Environmental Sustainability, United Airlines for an indepth discussion on how the aviation industry has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and Sustainable Aviation Fuel otherwise known as SAF is key to sustainable aviation. In this podcast we want to explore to what extent SAF offers a solution. We will discuss current production and challenges with regards to scalability. Furthermore, we will cover how you can send demand signals to producers, investors and governments and help scale up production.     Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Happy employees, happy company!" Placing employee well-being, DE&I and digitalization ‘front and centre’ is critical to spur employee engagement and appeal to job seekers. Chad Lemon, former TV broadcaster and BCD moderator is joined by industry experts Angela Williams, VP- People & Culture BCD UK & Ireland and Lynne Griffiths, CEO, Sirus Talent Solutions to discuss the challenges facing the business travel industry around recruitment, retention and attracting new talent. You can read more about The Big Idea: Travel and the Law of Attraction in a report and infographic from BCD, in partnership with GBTA. https://www.bcdtravel.com/resources/the-big-idea-travel-and-the-law-of-attraction/     Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Con il contributo di Stefano Ferri, giornalista, scrittore, consulente di comunicazione e attivista dei diritti civili, in questo podcast GBTA parliamo di Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. A che punto sono le politiche di DEI? Come le aziende stanno progredendo in tal senso? Cosa succede nella catena del valore del Business Travel? Facciamo il punto nel Podcast.   --- With the contribution of Stefano Ferri, journalist, writer, communication consultant and civil rights activist, in this GBTA podcast we talk about Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. At what stage are the DEI policies? How are companies progressing in this regard? What is happening in the Business Travel value chain? Let's share the latest updates in the Podcast.      Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A new phrase has entered the lexicon alongside sustainable travel: regenerative travel. Regenerative travel emphasizes net positive impacts on both people and planet. In this podcast, we introduce the topic of regenerative travel, how this works in a business travel context, and what travel managers and the business travel community can do to truly have a net positive impact on the destinations, communities, and environments that they visit. You can learn more about regenerative travel and other ways to green business travel at GBTA’s upcoming Sustainability Summit on June 13 in Washington DC.   Kelsey Frenkiel, Senior Manager, Sustainability, GBTA Wesley Espinosa, Interim Executive Director, Center for Responsible Travel (CREST)   Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The Podcast is looking for the best-in-class payment solution for hotel expenditure: Industry buyers share their view of the pros and cons of a virtual card as a possible payment solution for hotel bookings. The podcast also highlights, what needs to be considered, if a virtual payment solution is selected for hotel payments. Join Marion Klar - Director Payments and Product Experience – AmexGBT, Anouar Mrissa – Director of Sales - ehotel AG, Roberta Lorizzo - Global Travel and Expense Manager- SCOR and  Martin Stevens - Senior Manager - RELX for this conversation.     Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

To date, companies are practicing a wide range of strategies to decarbonize their travel programs and deliver on their Net Zero targets. These include better point-of-booking information to nudge employees to select lower-carbon options, tracking emissions against a set baseline, investing in low-carbon technologies, and many others.   A conversation with Maarten Dansen, sustainability manager at PwC NL, about PwC Netherlands' sustainable mobility strategy.   Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The pressure to “do it all” and be all things to all people while advancing their careers causes many women to feel anxiety in both their personal and professional lives. The pressure to be a “Super Woman” is unsustainable and unrealistic. How can we create a new definition of the Super Woman that is realistic and allows women to have a satisfying career along with a happy and healthy family life? Made possible by Choice Hotels, this podcast brings together women in the travel industry to provide their insights on important elements from Imposter Syndrome and gender equity, to the role of community, allyship and advocacy. GBTA WINiT Program Director, Bev Heinritz, discusses these topics and more with Janis Cannon, SVP Upscale Brands, Choice Hotels.   Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Changes in airline distribution mean that corporate travel managers may soon no longer have access to the same fares and products as they are accustomed through their traditional channels. What this means to individual corporates will depend on which airline, TMC and OBT they are using. In this podcast three travel buyers will discuss how they are preparing for the evolution of airline distribution and what corporates can do to ensure that their travel program is NDC ready. Tune in to listen to this discussion between our buyers: Ben Park, Chair of the GBTA Europe Advisory Board; Rita Visser, Director Global Travel Sourcing & GPO at Oracle; and Carlos Almendros, Global Procurement Service Leader (Travel) at Cisco.    Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/