Some people see change coming and jump on an early bandwagon, as did Oni Chukwu of meetings tech platform Etouches with data protection. Some make change happen via government, such as GDPR godfather Jan Philipp Albrecht. Others play unwitting roles... CHECK IT OUT

In 2017, the BTN Group inducted four new honorees to its Business Travel Hall of Fame. Pictured left to right: Carey International president and CEO Gary Kessler accepted the Hall of Fame award on behalf of the company’s visionary founder JP Carey,... KEEP READING

"We're not here to make a headline. We're here to make a difference to our travelers." That's what Siemens director of mobility services for the Americas Steven Schoen told BTN last June when he was nominated by an industry peer as a candidate for... KEEP READING

Microsoft Travel global employee experience lead Julia Fidler and global travel BI & analytics Marta Rodriguez Martinez have worked together to develop four distinctive traveler personas that represent the company's 75,000-person travel population.... KEEP READING

Parexel director of global procurement and travel Benjamin Park's end-to-end small meetings program has realized savings not only by leveraging transient rates for meetings but also by producing soft-dollar productivity increases. Parexel has launched... KEEP READING

Dycom Industries corporate travel manager Jennifer Steinke was one of the first and continues to be among the strongest advocates for mobile travel programs. Why? "Because I live and breathe by this device," she said, clutching her smartphone. In... KEEP READING

Roxana Bressy took over at KDS from Dean Forbes in December, following American Express Global Business Travel's acquisition of the T&E provider. While Forbes was the face of the company, Bressy ran KDS in the background, first as EVP of operations and... Keep Reading

Now an 18-year veteran of Marriott International, Leeny Oberg assumed her role as CFO in 2016, just two months after Marriott announced the largest merger in hotel industry history. Her approach to her career is to continually learn and grow and to... Keep Reading

ARC promoted Lauri Reishus to EVP and COO in March. She joined the company in 2005 and brought with her a dedication to customer relationships and service that has fundamentally changed the organization... Keep Reading

After building a long sales career on the lodging side, Alison Taylor last year joined American Airlines. She held that same role at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and also spent several years in leadership roles in the Asia/Pacific region for... Keep Reading

When she was turned down for a college internship with a travel agency that specialized in travel to Japan, Yukari Tortorich refused to go home to her parents with the bad news. Instead, she scoured the building directory for another agency and... Keep Reading

Erin Wilk sees a growing opportunity for travel managers in travel risk management and safety, but only if they can connect with business strategy. As a woman in a male-dominated security field, she says diversity equals an opportunity to innovate... Keep Reading

Q&A with CEO Anant KaleStartup AppZen's artificial intelligence engine analyzes expense reports and receipts to catch duplicates and out-of-policy purchases, and it scours the Internet to validate that the merchants and meal companions who show up are... KEEP READING

Q&A with CEO Ron DiLeoIn October 2017, startup SafeTravelRx is launching an affordable travel risk management mobile solution for Android and iOS.... KEEP READING

Q&A with CEO Daniel SenyardAustin-based startup Shep is a browser plug-in that facilitates open bookings that fall within the guidelines of a company's travel policy.... KEEP READING

Q&A with CEO Felicia SchneiderhanWith its virtual travel assistant, Claire, 30SecondsToFly is building an "artificially intelligent employee" that companies can hire. She's savvy about corporate travel policy and can learn on the job, among other... KEEP READING

Q&A with founder Adam KerrTripism's booking interface pairs preferred suppliers with coworkers' feedback on properties, restaurants and the like. The result is an in-policy booking informed by a consumer eye.... KEEP READING

Q&A with CEO Maksim IzmaylovWinding Tree is among the few startups applying blockchain directly to the travel space. It is developing a "new economy" for hotel, airline, rental car and other travel suppliers—from distribution through payment.... KEEP READING