Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform, and Engine, the intelligent travel and spend technology platform, today announced a strategic partnership that will bring new capabilities to Navan customers, powered by Engine’s technology infrastructure. Travelers booking on Navan now have more choices, particularly on extended stays and group trips, and greater flexibility to make adjustments when plans change.
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Navan and Engine announce a strategic partnership that will bring new capabilities to Navan customers, powered by Engine’s technology infrastructure.
Business travel does not always fit a standard itinerary. Employees may need to extend a stay, travel as a group, or change plans after a trip has begun. Travel teams and finance leaders need the visibility and control to manage those changes, while travelers need options that reflect how work actually happens. By bringing Engine’s suite of intelligent content, infrastructure, and payment capabilities into Navan’s platform, travelers will benefit by having more flexibility and choice while businesses will gain greater visibility and control.
“Managed travel has always been held back by outdated infrastructure, not its ambition,” said Elia Wallen, Founder and CEO, Engine. “Engine rebuilt that foundation with AI embedded throughout, and is making it available to others with Omni, our API product. Bringing that to a platform like Navan is how the whole category moves forward. The best travel experiences will be powered by intelligent infrastructure, and that’s exactly what we’ve developed.”
“Our customers rely on Navan to make business travel simpler for everyone involved—from the employee on the road to the team managing the program,” said Michael Sindicich, President of Navan. “Working with Engine allows us to bring more choice and flexibility to that experience, while keeping the customer journey connected and easier to manage.”
The new partnership is built to better serve existing customers through:
- Seamlessly connected technology: Engine’s intelligent infrastructure connects to properties, organizes information, and shows travelers accurate, up-to-date availability across chains, independent hotels, and specialized markets. The partnership advances Navan’s efforts to better serve travelers by providing more options, including for group bookings, extended stays, and last-minute changes.
- Greater flexibility when plans change: Engine’s embedded payments and fintech capabilities support more flexible cancellation, stay-changes, and the ability to shorten a stay after it has begun, subject to applicable terms.
- Simpler group and project travel: Engine’s group technology supports team bookings, room blocks, longer stays, and workflows that allow organizations to reserve rooms before every traveler name is finalized.
This partnership is the starting point for continued joint development between Navan and Engine. With Engine’s technology and infrastructure, Navan customers can plan a wider range of trips without leaving the platform they already use. The first capabilities from the partnership will begin rolling out to customers this month, with additional features including group booking and self-service modifications launching in the coming months.
About Navan
Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN) is the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform that makes travel easy for travelers. From finding flights and hotels, to automating expense reconciliation, with 24/7 support along the way, Navan delivers an intuitive experience travelers love and finance teams rely on. See how Navan customers benefit and learn more at navan.com.
About Engine
Engine is the AI-native platform for intelligent travel. For a decade, Engine has built the proprietary technology and supply behind modern business travel, serving over 38,000 customers and nearly 2 million travelers, along with leading travel and AI companies that build on Engine’s infrastructure. One system powers business travel, group travel, human agents, and AI agents. Engine has been recognized as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators (2025) and named TravelTech’s Reservation Platform of the Year (2026). Learn more at engine.com.
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