Navan and Skift released the eighth annual business travel and expense report; 58% of travelers expect to travel more in 2027, and 87% of travelers and 89% of travel and finance managers consider business travel essential or necessary.
Why recommended:The report uses data from the same group of respondents to compare the perception gaps between travelers and managers on disruptions, reimbursement, and off-platform booking, which can help travel procurement teams calibrate priorities.
At its Navigate Europe 2026 customer conference, Navan launched several new features, including agentic travel and expense management within the Slack collaboration software, allowing users to search, book, and manage business travel in chat, and administrators to obtain travel and expense program insights conversationally.
Why recommended:Navan has integrated travel booking and expense management into Slack and added five card issuance currencies; readers can use this to assess the path of integrating travel tools with everyday office software.