Spotnana

08/13/2026

The 25th episode of the Travel Is a Human Emotion Podcast is out now! 🎙️

Moderna Director of Travel, Meetings and Fleet Jennifer Steinke joined us to talk about the benefits of managing travel and meetings together, the AI platform she is building to unite them, and her call for faster innovation across the industry.

Listen to the full episode and read our recap here: https://na2.hubs.ly/H079Yvj0

08/13/2026

We’re excited to announce a deep, direct NDC integration to Singapore Airlines! 🇸🇬

Spotnana now supports Singapore Airlines’ NDC-based offers and enhanced capabilities throughout all stages of a trip from shopping through to servicing. Our new direct integration gives global travelers access to the benefits of modern airline retailing including:

✅ Continuous pricing
✅ No distribution surcharge
✅ Corporate negotiated fares
✅ Personalized offers based on loyalty status
✅ Hold a ticket for up to 24 hours
✅ Self-service exchanges and cancellations

Learn more about how we support Singapore Airlines’ NDC-based offers and capabilities: https://na2.hubs.ly/H079vb50

Spotnana was designed from day one to work seamlessly with any source of travel content including NDC. We’re continuing to build direct integrations to the world’s largest airlines at a rapid pace.

08/07/2026

Congratulations to McDonald's Koreen Barbara for being recognized as a 2026 BTN Best Practitioner!

In the article linked below, Business Travel News shared their reason for selecting Koreen:

“McDonald’s global travel manager Koreen Barbara consolidated the hamburger chain’s travel program over the past 18 months. The process produced efficiencies throughout the program, but Barbara did not consolidate into a one-stop-shop. Instead, she pursued a future-proofing strategy that included contracts with two TMCs—placing 80 percent of the program in an innovation-forward platform with Direct Travel, Spotnana and Avenir, where she helped to workshop certain aspects of those tools to serve her program while awaiting global capabilities. In particular, Barbara has worked with her new tech and service providers on their meetings and events modules to ensure seamless travel and attendee management for event participants, even those who may not have profiles in McDonald’s travel systems. BTN recognizes the conscious choice not to globalize but to pursue new tech platforms where possible is a necessary and critical buyer strategy that supports industry innovation. Given the realities of that decision, however, Barbara was also the first to integrate the Spotnana booking tool with AI-powered data platform PredictX.”

We are grateful for our partnership with Direct Travel and are excited to be on this journey together!

https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Management/BTN-Names-Modernas-Steinke-Travel-Manager-of-the-Year

08/06/2026

A wonderful time in the Windy City! 🏙️

Our team has returned from GBTA Convention in Chicago. The past three days were filled with product demos, speaking sessions, and quality conversations with prospects, customers, partners, and friends within the travel industry. We were honored to share the floor with our partners Direct Travel, JTB Business Travel, Teplis Travel Service, Brex, Expensify, and TROOP.

During the event, our Director, Content & Distribution Partner Luigi Tiberio spoke on a panel about how autonomous vehicles will impact managed travel. Our SVP of Marketing Justin Schuster joined Marriott International and Direct Travel on stage to discuss takeaways from a GBTA research report on this year’s key travel industry hot topics.

Another highlight was Tuesday night, when we took the party to Vu Rooftop for our annual mixer co-hosted by Direct Travel, TROOP, and United. Our guests enjoyed views of the beautiful Chicago skyline, our first-ever sock bar, and our signature cocktail: The Unparalleled Experience.

Thank you to GBTA for hosting a fantastic event. We’re already looking forward to next year in San Diego!

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07/30/2026

Driverless taxis are coming. 🚕

Are your travel policies and systems ready?

On Tuesday at GBTA Convention, our Director, Content & Distribution Partner Luigi Tiberio will discuss how autonomous vehicles will impact managed travel. He’ll be joined by Jyrney’s Daniel Price, Waymo’s Caelum Shove, and Salesforce’s Kimberly Johnson.

Learn more about the session here: https://events.gbta.org/event/713a8f19-cc89-4236-ae24-f13af6527630/agenda?session=043fccc6-f497-40ad-94c7-02156f71e74f&shareLink=true

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07/30/2026

International Day of Friendship, celebrated annually on July 30th, is rooted in the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can build bridges between communities.

Since our founding, hundreds of Spotters based around the world have become friends, maintaining bonds through offsites, shared interests, and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Today, we celebrate our many global friendships made possible through travel!

07/29/2026

For their travel program, ZS Associates gives travelers the choice to book travel directly through the websites of major airlines.

On the latest episode of the Travel Is a Human Emotion Podcast, ZS Associates Global Meetings and Travel Manager Suzanne Boyan and Global Travel Lead Sarah Hayden discussed how they enabled direct booking with access to corporate rates, duty of care coverage, and more.

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.spotnana.com/podcast/zs-associates/

07/29/2026

Next week at GBTA Convention, come find us at Booth 4415!

Also, be sure to visit a few of our partners at the following locations to see the innovation they’re driving:

📍 Direct Travel: Booth 2105
📍 JTB Business Travel: Booth 3404
📍 Teplis Travel Service: Booth 3621
📍 Brex: Booth 328
📍 Expensify: Booth 219
📍 TROOP: Booth 4617

We look forward to meeting you in Chicago at the year’s biggest corporate travel event!

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07/28/2026

Product Manager Tushar Shrimali’s impressive career in tech includes stops at Microsoft, Wish, and Datadog. What made Spotnana an exciting next destination?

The opportunity to modernize travel’s complex infrastructure.

At Spotnana, Tushar supports customers and partners by building self-service tools for administrators and travel management companies (TMCs), creating product roadmaps, leading demos at conferences, and streamlining workflows from booking to budgeting and invoicing.

Read about Tushar’s experience working at Spotnana: https://www.spotnana.com/blog/spotlight-tushar-shrimali/

07/27/2026

Heading to GBTA Convention? Join us for “Innovation and the Pursuit of the ‘Perfect Business Trip.’”

During the session, you’ll hear about emerging AI use cases within managed corporate travel, hotel booking-related challenges and innovations, and the evolution of TMCs in a global world.

Our SVP of Marketing Justin Schuster will be joined by Direct Travel’s Ken Pfaffmann, Marriott International’s Shashi Khemlani, and GBTA’s Mark Sharoff to unpack new GBTA research on these key travel industry hot topics.

Learn more about the session here: https://events.gbta.org/event/713a8f19-cc89-4236-ae24-f13af6527630/agenda?session=3a83cf6c-35b0-4cb1-996e-fecb64b4d75a&shareLink=true

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