{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Founder-Led","title":"Trusting AI for Travel: Insights from Scott Persinger of BizTrip","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0ed5618b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1685,"description":"In this episode, we sit down with Scott Persinger, Co-founder & CTO of BizTrip.ai, to unpack why corporate travel is still painfully broken and what it takes to build an AI agent that travelers actually trust to book on their behalf.Before BizTrip, Scott built systems that scale at Heroku, Stripe, and Tartary, leading engineering teams across fintech and developer infrastructure before going deep on agent based AI architecture.What we cover:➜ Why corporate travel UX has barely changed in 15 years➜ How the 40 year old AI travel agent dream is finally real➜ Why legacy travel tech must be integrated, not replaced➜ How an LLM can read a corporate travel policy and apply it➜ The personalization breakthrough that road warriors are waiting for➜ Why corporate travel is fundamentally different from leisure➜ How BizTrip is reclaiming 5 hours of lost productivity per trip➜ The trust journey from show me everything to just book it➜ Why even AI first products still need a seat map UIIf you're a founder, operator, or travel manager tired of the friction in business travel, this conversation will change how you think about agent based products, the real shape of trust between humans and AI, and what infrastructure is finally ready to disrupt.Recommended Resources:➜ Scott Persinger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottpersinger/Connect with Rohan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohankarunakaran","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WYR2QMfPuZsbuEcZHdPGHcmbu6Ydimb5lhz_KTSAu5U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYWQ3/MWIzYzBlMDcyNDFi/MGZiMDdjMjZjZGE5/MzdhOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}