The Navan Blog: Helping You Navigate Business Travel and Expenses
At Navan, we aim to revolutionize corporate travel and expense management with innovative technology and a passion for customer satisfaction. We believe the right T&E tools can help companies achieve greater success.
Trusted by companies and employees alike, Navan brings the entire journey together in one seamless platform that helps with everything from booking business trips to maintaining policy compliance and managing spend.
That same philosophy guides our blog.
The Navan blog was created for industry leaders, frequent travelers, and finance and accounting professionals. But we’re not here just to deliver information. We aim to shape industry thinking, spark curiosity, and inspire smarter journeys.
Through practical guidance, firsthand insight, and the latest in travel and spend innovation, we help you cut through the noise and move with purpose.
Our Mission: Creating a Compass for Smarter Business Travel and Expense
What’s the purpose behind the content we create?
Our mission with the Navan Blog is to lead the conversation on business travel, expense management, and technology in an ever-changing and fast-developing industry.
We aim to bring you actionable insights that can help travel managers, finance professionals, HR leaders, and executive assistants navigate complexity and improve the everyday experience of doing business on the move.
Each article we publish is grounded in Navan’s broader commitment to simplifying travel and expense through smart automation, real-time insights, and intuitive tools that remove friction at every step.
Like our platform, our content is clear, reliable, and useful. We hold ourselves to high editorial standards, prioritizing accuracy and transparency, so you know you’re getting content you can trust.
Editorial Scope: What You’ll Find Here
We cover the topics that matter most to modern businesses managing travel and spend:
Business Travel
From policy guides and destination insights to traveler safety tips and duty of care practices, our blog serves up real-world knowledge to help support employees on the go and optimize every trip.
Expense Management
We spotlight practical tools and strategies that help finance and accounting teams stay in control. Expect expert advice, helpful templates, and comparisons of the latest expense platforms and features.
Technology
We explore the tools driving our industry forward. You’ll find posts on automation, AI, real-time data, and other innovations that simplify how companies manage corporate travel and expenses at scale.
Navan News
We love sharing our journey with you, from product updates and company milestones to new partnerships and insights. If we’re working on something new, you’ll hear about it here first.
Our Process: What Powers Our Content
As part of our mission to provide you with trusted information, we begin our process with research. Articles are based on data from Navan’s own platform, as well as surveys and interviews. We often incorporate insights from customer case studies and findings from industry-leading research and public data to offer a full, accurate picture of the topic at hand.
Our content is shaped by people who know the space. Writers work alongside internal subject matter experts, many of whom have decades of experience across business travel, expense management, and fintech. Our editorial team includes former journalists and industry insiders who approach every topic with care and precision.
Before an article goes live, it goes through a collaborative review process — fact-checked, cross-checked, and refined to make sure the content is as dependable as it is useful.
Writer Spotlight: Who’s Behind the Content?
The Navan blog is crafted by a team of writers with deep experience in travel, technology, and business operations. Here are a few of the voices behind our insights:
- Libby Zay is an award-winning writer, editor, and content strategist. She brings years of experience making complex business travel and expense topics clear, approachable, and engaging.
- Rich Beattie is a seasoned travel editor and former executive digital editor at Travel + Leisure. He combines editorial leadership with a strategic perspective on how companies navigate corporate travel management today.
- Samantha Shankman is a journalist and B2B marketer who covers how modern companies manage business travel. Her work draws on experience in both media and high-growth tech environments.
- Palma Colón is a content marketing specialist with an international background and a sharp talent for turning travel and expense trends into engaging, relatable stories.
- Noya Shkolnik combines expertise in travel and expense management with a passion for crafting actionable content that guides businesses through complex challenges.
Each writer brings a unique perspective and a shared dedication to content that informs, supports, and inspires.
What You Get: Content You Can Use and Trust
This blog is designed with you in mind.
You’ll find articles backed by credible sources and created by professionals who focus on identifying trends and challenges in corporate travel and expense management, delivering insights, tips, and practical advice.
From templates and checklists to deep-dive comparisons and expert Q&As, everything we publish is dedicated to helping you reach your goals.
Stay Connected
We hope the Navan blog serves as a space where fresh ideas, useful insights, and practical guidance come together, just like they do in the platform we’ve built.
We invite you to explore more and hope you find value in what we share. We’re excited to be part of your journey.
This content is for informational purposes only. It doesn't necessarily reflect the views of Navan and should not be construed as legal, tax, benefits, financial, accounting, or other advice. If you need specific advice for your business, please consult with an expert, as rules and regulations change regularly.