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HotelEngine (Engine)Revolutionizing Business Travel

Engine is a no-cost travel booking and management platform that gives organizations one place to book hotels, rental cars, and flights while centralizing billing and visibility across teams and locations.

Through OMNIA Partners, members get access to pre negotiated hotel rates and built in policy controls, so bookings stay consistent and aligned with procurement expectations. There is no platform fee to get started.

Better hotel rates, fewer receipts to reconcile, and clear visibility into lodging spend, all in one system.

What That Looks Like in Practice:
●    Pre negotiated hotel rates that help reduce nightly costs
●    Centralized billing options, including Direct Bill, to simplify reconciliation and support cash flow
●    Booking controls that help keep travel consistent and policy aligned
●    Real time reporting and trends that shows hotel, rental car, and air fare spend and usage clearly
 

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Private Equity

OMNIA Partners works with private equity firms to bring structure, visibility, and control to travel across portfolio companies. Portfolio businesses travel frequently for field operations, integration efforts, site visits, and growth initiatives, yet often lack mature travel infrastructure. Through OMNIA Partners, Engine enables quick portfolio wide rollout, delivers meaningful savings, supports direct billing, and provides centralized oversight, giving sponsors a flexible, no contract solution that scales as the portfolio evolves.

A More Controlled Way to Manage Lodging Across the Portfolio

Through OMNIA Partners, Engine gives private equity firms and their portfolio companies a centralized way to manage hotel spend. Booking runs through one platform. Rates are negotiated. Spend is visible. And the platform is available at no added cost to OMNIA Partners members.

How Engine Fits Into the PE Operating Model

  • Centralized lodging across portfolio companies: Hotel bookings run through one system instead of dozens of tools and cards.
  • Pre-negotiated hotel rates: Portfolio teams benefit from consistent pricing instead of market-by-market variability.
  • Direct bill options: Lodging can be billed centrally, improving cash flow timing and reducing reliance on corporate cards.
  • Clear visibility into lodging spend: Finance teams can see patterns and totals across companies and regions.
  • Average hotel savings of 26%: Savings show up through negotiated rates and fewer off-rate bookings.
  • No-cost platform for OMNIA members: No licenses, subscriptions, or long-term contracts to manage.

What This Looks Like in Practice

  • Deal teams traveling for diligence and site visits: Lodging is easy to book and stays consistent across markets.
  • Operating partners visiting portfolio companies: Spend is visible without chasing receipts or reimbursements.
  • Portfolio companies using direct bill: Lodging expenses are centralized, helping smooth cash flow and reduce card usage.
  • Multi-location operators across the portfolio: Hotels are handled one way everywhere instead of dozens of local approaches.
  • Group travel for board meetings or integrations: Engine supports group lodging and hotel sourcing without internal teams running the process.

Why Centralizing Lodging Is an Easy Win

Without a Centralized Approach:

  • Hotel spend is fragmented across portfolio companies
  • Corporate cards carry unnecessary risk
  • Invoices and receipts require follow-up
  • Savings are hard to quantify
  • Visibility stops at the company level

With Engine:

  • Lodging runs through one place
  • Rates are more consistent
  • Direct bill reduces card exposure
  • Spend is easier to monitor and explain
  • Teams keep moving without added friction

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