Personalities in Travel: Sarosh Waghmar | CEO at Spotnana - Part 1

Send us Fan MailIt is not every day that you get to talk to someone who is disrupting a $1T dollar industry.  Sarosh Waghmar, the CEO & Founder of Spotnana is that person. Spotnana is a new entrant in the travel industry, having launched in Sept 2021 and raising $115M, but was 20 years in the making.For his entire life, Sarosh has been on a journey.  He came from India to Austin at a young age, having always believed that coming to the USA was his destiny.  He learned the business of travel from the ground up and after 20 years launched a company that is the culmination of his life's experiences.In Part 1 of the InterviewWe discuss the journey that Sarosh took.  We get into his early years in India and how he was obsessed with coming to the United States. We uncover how Spotnana got its name and what it means and how he got his start in travel.  We take the journey from his early years to the launch of Spotnana. In Part 2 of the InterviewWe discuss what is the meaning of "Travel as a Service" and how Spotnana is using technology like the GDS and NDC the right way.  We get into the industry's sustainability initiatives, the reality of booking tools, the interest in travel by financial companies, and of course, space travel.Your host:  Aash ShravahSupport the show