{"podcast":{"title":"The Business of Travel","slug":"the-business-of-travel-6576338","podcast_index_feed_id":6576338,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/117247/rss","website_url":"https://www.gbta.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/e/a/9/eea911d78a2cbdfea04421dee9605cbd/New_Podcast_Logo.png","author":"Matt Swanston","episode_count":100,"summary":"The Business of Travel is the official podcast of the Global Business Travel Association covering all things related to business travel. Expect weekly episodes each featuring interviews with industry experts and thought leaders on a range of key issues affecting the business travel industry. Visit gbta.org to learn more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T06:17:51.746821+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-travel-6576338"},"episode":{"title":"GBTA BTI Global Highlights","slug":"gbta-bti-global-highlights","published_at":"2026-04-27T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-travel-6576338/gbta-bti-global-highlights","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-travel-6576338","url":"https://gbtapodcast.libsyn.com/gbta-bti-global-highlights","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gbtapodcast/GBTA_Pod_BTI_Global.mp3?dest-id=672537","summary":"In this episode of GBTA's The Business of Travel , Chris Ely, Research Director, GBTA, sits down with Edward Galvin, Head of Visa Commercial Solutions, North America, to unpack what the latest GBTA Business Travel Index (BTI) forecasts about the state of business travel worldwide. From the big-picture forces driving global spend to a closer look at how key regions are performing, they break down the numbers behind the headlines and what they mean for travel programs and suppliers. The conversation also explores how technology and AI are reshaping everything from the traveler experience to payments and program management, before closing with a clear-eyed outlook on where business travel spending might head next. Music track is Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License","meta_description":"In this episode of GBTA's The Business of Travel , Chris Ely, Research Director, GBTA, sits down with Edward Galvin, Head of Visa Commercial Solutions, No…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1392,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-business-of-travel-6576338/episodes/gbta-bti-global-highlights/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-travel-6576338/gbta-bti-global-highlights.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}