# Engine

> Engine is a Denver-based business travel and spend platform that combines hotel, flight and rental-car booking with policy controls, consolidated billing, group travel and optional cancellation protection. Its commission-funded booking service has expanded into corporate cards, meeting spaces and booking infrastructure for other platforms.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Denver, United States
- **Founders:** Elia Wallen (Founder & CEO)
- **Products:** Engine travel platform, Engine Groups, FlexPro, Flex, Direct Bill
- **Notable:** Raised USD 221 million across three announced rounds., Reached a USD 2.1 billion funding valuation in September 2024., Became independent from Travelers Haven in 2018.

## Products & services

- **Engine travel platform** — Business hotel, flight and rental-car booking with policies, approvals, reporting and support.
- **Engine Groups** — Hotel room blocks and managed group travel for nine or more rooms.
- **FlexPro** — Optional company-wide protection for eligible hotel cancellations and modifications until noon on check-in day; $299 monthly or $2,999 annually, with value returned as one-year travel credit under current published terms.
- **Flex** — Optional protection purchased for individual eligible bookings; pricing and conditions depend on the booking.
- **Direct Bill** — Credit-based consolidated billing for eligible stays, subject to approval.
- **Partner Hub** — Hotel partner tools for reservations, group proposals, communication and performance.
- **Insights+** — Hotel analytics for pricing and booking performance.
- **Engine Spaces** — Meeting and event venue booking; supplier introduction in November 2025 and customer launch announced February 2026.
- **Engine X** — Corporate charge card with spending controls, physical and virtual cards, no annual fee and conditional rewards; issued by Fifth Third Bank and powered by Stripe.
- **Omni** — Hotel booking infrastructure available through a hosted storefront or API for other platforms.

## Achievements

- Raised USD 221 million across three announced rounds.
- Reached a USD 2.1 billion funding valuation in September 2024.
- Became independent from Travelers Haven in 2018.
- Added flights and rental cars with the October 2024 rebrand.
- Reported more than 42 million cumulative room nights booked as of September 1, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced a technology partnership with Navan, with initial capabilities beginning rollout that month.
- **2026-07** — Acquired Options Travel and TempoTrip to support an online booking tool for travel management companies; acquisition price undisclosed.
- **2026-06** — Launched Omni embedded hotel booking API; Trimble identified as an integration partner.
- **2026-03** — Launched Engine X corporate charge card.
- **2026-02** — Announced customer-facing Engine Spaces meeting and event booking.

## Links

- Website: https://engine.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/engine
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/gowithengine
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gowithengine
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gowithengine

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Last updated: 2026-10-15