The Business Travel Podcast

We checked in with Adam Kerr, founder and CEO of Tripism, a relative newcomer to the business travel industry, about the highs and lows of launching a start-up, what he likes (so far) about working in the sector, his biggest influences and more.

The Business Travel Magazine's Editor, Bev Fearis, chats with Yoge Bagga, Sales Manager, Virgin Atlantic, about Sky High Club, the airline's loyalty scheme just for travel agents.

We chat with Darren Williams, Head of Finance Operations, Management Information and Data at Clarity Travel, and his son Jake, who studied a Film Degree at University with a view to working on music documentaries but took a different career route due to Covid – and his persuasive Dad - and joined Clarity as a Billing Agent. 

As part of our Business Travel Ambassadors campaign, we checked in with Agiito's newly-appointed CEO Donna Fitzgerald to find out how she made it to the top, why she loves working in business travel, and how the TMC is attracting and retaining talent in a competitive marketplace.

In our latest Kindred Spirits vodcast/podcast, we check in with Blue Cube Travel Operations Director Tracey Wilson, who has worked in travel for more than 30 years (19 of them with Blue Cube), and her daughter Libby, who joined the TMC in October 2021 as Finance Director. And there's even an appearance from the family dog, Frankie, another member of the Blue Cube team!

Carl Law, Agiito Chief Technology Officer, and Caroline Medcalf, Director of Venue Find and Events, chat to Editor Bev Fearis about the TMC's ground-breaking venue-finding tool, Meetingspro. 

After his first year at the Advantage Travel Partnership as Global Business Travel Director, we checked in with Guy Snelgar at the group's 2023 conference at the Melia Villaitana in Benidorm. In a slightly different format (a bit like Mock the Week!) we put him on the spot on key industry issues.

Ever since his first overseas holiday in 1970, flying on a Dan-Air Comet to Palma, Clive Wratten knew he wanted to work in travel and has enjoyed a 44-year career in the industry, now as CEO of the Business Travel Association. After considering careers in other industries, such as media production and prosthetic makeup, his daughter Sammi finally followed in his footsteps after being inspired by a reality TV show and is now 16 years into her own travel career, currently Account Director at YES, Your Event Solutions. The pair spoke to Bev Fearis, Editor of The Business Travel Magazine, about their personal journeys, what they love about their jobs, how you can enjoy a career in travel without a college or university education, and how it's vital to persuade young people – and their parents – that business travel is a career worth pursuing.

Travel wasn’t the first career choice for Toria Houston, Senior Partner Hugger for Trees4Travel, despite the best efforts of her Mum, Pauline Houston, VP Business Development Silverdoor, who is devoted to the industry. 

In the first of a series relating to our Business Travel Ambassadors campaign, Editor Bev Fearis chatted with mother and daughter to find out what changed.

As TripStax gears up for its one-year anniversary, CEO Jack Ramsay takes a break from running a fast-growing tech start-up (and major home renovations) to chat with our Editor, Bev Fearis, about the year's highlights, what's coming next and the challenges and opportunities facing the business travel space.

Josh Gunn, CTM Global Head of Product Marketing, outlines how the TMC's in-house online booking tool, Lightning, is meeting the needs of companies looking to cut the carbon footprint of their business travel, provide duty of care and other key features

David Flesher, Commercial Director for LNER, chats to Bev Fearis about the rail operator's latest product innovations for corporate travellers – on board its high-speed trains and also for a smoother end-to-end experience – and how the wider industry is pulling together to improve connectivity and convenience.

We check in with J Laurence Sarno to chat about the launch of Mia Bazo, a new travel risk management platform for SMEs and individual travellers.

We check in with Katie Skitterall, Group Operations Director at ATPI, to chat about the business travel recovery, managing supply and demand, supply chain challenges, maintaining service levels, retaining talent and lots more.

As he starts his new role as Global Business Travel Director at Advantage Travel Partnership, we check in with Guy Sneglar to chat about what’s top of his ‘to do’ list, the challenges and opportunities ahead for Advantage TMCs and the wider business travel industry, and his rock music career. 

Carol Fergus at Fidelity International talks about a subject close to her heart – diversity, equity and inclusion – and sets the industry a challenge.

The 2022 Business Travel People Awards will have new categories, new judges and a new venue for the presentation ceremony. In this podcast, Bev Fearis, editor of The Business Travel Magazine, chats with Leigh Cowlishaw, chair of the judging panel, about all these exciting developments and more.

To mark the launch of the 2022 Serviced Apartment Guide, we speak to ASAP CEO James Foice about the importance of accreditation, why and how to incorporate serviced apartments into your accommodation programme, and the key trends in this dynamic and fast-growing sector.

Garden offices, career paths, zoom interviews, dry January, running injuries, husband's injuries, cruises and a love of sunbathing with a good book and a cocktail (who doesn't?). We talked about all this and more when we checked in with...Lynne Griffiths, Founder and CEO of Sirius Talent Solutions in our latest podcast.

Running, hugging, more running, having a sweet tooth, never being wrong, a bit more running, best ever boss, Rob Beckett, mental health, and launching a new health and fitness video (our idea, not his). We talked about all this, and lots more, when we checked in with Matt Holman, Founder of Simpila Mental Health.