Spotnana

09/03/2026

“We are excited to deliver the benefits of modern airline retailing to travelers around the world through our partnership with Spotnana. Spotnana’s experienced engineering team was able to quickly build an end-to-end integration with our NDC APIs that powers seamless traveler experiences.” - Singapore Airlines General Manager of Distribution Gan Cai Fong.

Our deep, direct NDC integration to Singapore Airlines provides our customers and partners with full access to content, a better shopping experience, increased savings opportunities, and comprehensive servicing capabilities.

Learn more here: https://www.spotnana.com/blog/spotnana-builds-direct-ndc-integration-with-singapore-airlines/

09/03/2026

“Wait, why aren’t we doing this better?”

On the Travel Is a Human Emotion Podcast, Moderna Director of Travel, Meetings and Fleet Jennifer Steinke shared why she thinks there’s a trend toward more holistic oversight of both transient travel and meetings and events becoming consolidated within corporations and coming under the purview of the travel manager.

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.spotnana.com/podcast/moderna/

09/01/2026

We’re excited to introduce Spotnana Viewpoints, a new content series featuring the perspectives of travel managers at top corporate travel programs. 📝

Spotnana Viewpoints elevates travel manager voices, fostering conversation across the travel industry on the future of travel technology.

For the first edition, we spoke with seven corporate travel managers who work across pharma, tech, manufacturing, logistics, and consulting. They discussed how their roles have shifted, what they wish more stakeholders understood, and what advice they have for anyone entering the field today.

Read the first edition here: https://na2.hubs.ly/H07ythz0

08/27/2026

How can data, automation, AI, and open platforms anticipate traveler needs, simplify decision-making, support disruption management, and strengthen program efficiency?

On Tuesday at ITB India, our Senior Manager of Content & Travel Experience Kamaldeep Singh will join a session exploring how modern technology can connect fragmented systems, content, service channels, and stakeholders to create seamless and personalized experiences.

Learn more here: https://www.itb-india.com/

08/27/2026

In case you missed it, McDonald's Koreen Barbara was recognized as a 2026 BTN Best Practitioner!

Koreen partnered with Direct Travel and Spotnana on new capabilities within Avenir, including an events module, a Microsoft Outlook calendar integration, and direct connects covering needs for specific markets. She is an innovative and collaborative leader that we are grateful to work with.

Thank you to Donna M. Airoldi and Business Travel News for spotlighting Koreen.

Learn more here: https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Manager-of-the-Year/2026/Divide-to-Conquer

McDonald's global travel manager saw that she couldn't deliver the program she envisioned via a global consolidation. So she consciously brought it together with two partners and focused on delivering the right content, the right languages and the right technology innovations that will drive the McD...

08/26/2026

Today, we are proud to announce that Spotnana has acquired TROOP, the award-winning meeting planning and group travel logistics platform. 🎉

Meetings and events can represent up to 40% of corporate travel spend, yet they're often managed separately from transient travel. Spotnana now offers enhanced capabilities for managing meetings, events, and transient travel through a single, modern travel platform.

Companies using TROOP and Spotnana can benefit from:
📊 A unified view of spend across their travel program
✈️ Extensive content integrations that help reduce travel costs
⚒️ A comprehensive set of travel management tools
🤝 Seamless integrations for managing HR data, expenses, and duty of care

The acquisition will also enable Spotnana to accelerate further development of best-in-class technology for meeting and event professionals.

We're excited to join forces with TROOP and set a new standard for meeting and event travel.

Learn more: https://www.spotnana.com/blog/spotnana-acquires-troop/

08/25/2026

Cut time, steps, and costs out of the approval process. ✅

We've rolled out several significant approval enhancements, including the introduction of pre-booking approvals, a completely redesigned, table-based approval dashboard, and approval APIs.

These combined features offer organizations increased visibility and a superior traveler experience by enabling them to manage travel seamlessly within their existing, everyday systems.

Learn about our new approval enhancements here: https://www.spotnana.com/blog/policy-approvals/

08/25/2026

“Technology nowadays is everything. Spotnana gives this freedom to the customer. I don’t have to call an agent and wait for the agent to decide whether a flight is good or not. The technology lets us see all the options an agency sees.” - Team Novo Nordisk Vice President of Operations and Sponsorship Sergey Davidenko.

Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team, runs its travel program on Spotnana with servicing provided by Solutions Travel.

The modern travel platform gives the team one system for booking, changing, and reporting on every trip, with 96% of trips now booked through online self-service channels.

Read our case study: https://www.spotnana.com/case-studies/team-novo-nordisk-case-study/

08/20/2026

“I think AI will certainly transform the travel industry, but it’s a piece of what will transform the travel industry.”

Recently, our Executive Chairman and CEO Steve Singh shared his visions for travel in The Studio at GBTA Convention in Chicago.

What if you had a digital travel agent for life? How can we cut the cost of servicing in half?

Steve discusses the possibilities here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFcO93cHFCM

Global Business Travel Association - GBTA

Steve Singh from Spotnana at The Studio@GBTA Convention 2026

08/20/2026

We are excited to welcome Julie Johns as our new SVP of People! Prior to Spotnana, Julie held senior leadership roles at the Gates Foundation and Microsoft.

Julie will lead our global People team, helping to shape our culture, total rewards, talent acquisition, workplace strategy, and learning and development strategy during the next phase of our company’s growth.

Read our Q&A with Julie here: https://www.spotnana.com/blog/spotnana-welcomes-julie-johns-as-svp-of-people/