PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 24, 2026--
Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform, today announced it has been selected by Simon-Kucher, the world’s leading commercial growth and pricing consultancy, as its global travel partner. Simon-Kucher teams will now have access to Navan’s AI-powered travel management platform across more than a dozen markets, including in the North American, European, and APAC regions.
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“Our work is increasingly global, and travel remains essential to how we collaborate with clients and with one another,” said Thomas Wohlan, Director of Travel Management at Simon-Kucher. “To support that at scale, we needed a modern travel platform that brings consistency across countries and simplifies the experience for our teams. Navan enables us to operate more efficiently on a single global platform, with the level of intelligence and support expected of a firm like ours.”
Through the partnership, Simon-Kucher will benefit from:
“For a global consultancy like Simon-Kucher, travel is the engine of the business, but the old way of managing it just slows people down,” said Michael Riegel, Chief Customer Officer at Navan. “Teams today expect their work tools to be as smart and intuitive as the apps they use in their personal lives. By moving to Navan, Simon-Kucher is gaining an AI-powered platform that makes travel easy for its teams.”
The agreement with Simon-Kucher reinforces Navan’s growth in the enterprise segment, joining new customers Yahoo, Axel Springer, and Frasers Group.
About Simon-Kucher
Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30+ countries. Its sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for its clients. They achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy – product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With over 40 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds, it is regarded as the world’s leading pricing and growth specialist.
About Navan
Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN) is the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform that makes travel easy for frequent 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.
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Simon-Kucher Selects Navan to Modernize Global Travel Program
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rep. Thomas Massie was stuck in Washington for a vote on Capitol Hill, so one of his supporters made the pitch for his campaign in a banquet hall packed with Republicans in northern Kentucky.
The audience had just heard Ed Gallrein, who was drafted by President Donald Trump to run against Massie in next Tuesday's primary, describe the congressman as suffering from “a severe case of Trump derangement syndrome.”
Then Gex Williams, a state senator backing Massie, told the audience at the Lincoln Day Dinner not to worry about all that.
“If you are thinking that you can’t be for President Trump and for Thomas Massie, you certainly can be,” Williams said.
Whether voters agree will determine if Massie's political career survives Trump's most aggressive attempt to purge the Republican Party of dissenters. The president already succeeded last week in dislodging several Indiana state senators who opposed his redistricting plan, and he's supporting a primary challenge against U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana on Saturday.
But nothing compares to the vitriol against Massie, who Trump has called a “moron” and a “nut job” who “will go down as the WORST Republican Congressman." Trump made an unusual trip to Kentucky to campaign against Massie, and some of the president's top advisers are working to help Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL.
Massie angered Trump by voting against his signature tax legislation over concerns of adding to the national debt, pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and opposing his decision to go to war with Iran. His positions, Massie insists, reflect the America First promises Trump initially made on the campaign trail.
In a Kentucky district where the president won by 35 points two years ago, Massie told The Associated Press that the upcoming primary is “by far the most challenging reelection I’ve ever faced.”
The race is playing out across Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, which sweeps northeast from the outskirts of Louisville along the Ohio River, through the suburbs south of Cincinnati and over to the lush foothills and old coal towns of Appalachia.
Voters here have sent Massie back to Congress ever since his first election in 2012, embracing his stalwart independence and jaunty personality. Back in 2020, they brushed off Trump's social media demand to “throw Massie out of Republican Party” because he was a “third rate Grandstander.”
Now, Republican voters are debating whether they will do the same thing again.
“If all we’re doing is pulling in yes men, then how do you grow from that? How do you have the best end product if everyone just says, ‘Oh yeah, that’s a great idea,'” said Tonya Young, an attendee of the Lincoln Day Dinner who is leaning toward Massie but still undecided.
“However, I do feel like it’s important to stay loyal. That’s where, I’m like, I’m a hot mess,” said the 57-year-old special education teacher. “Sometimes you have to just bite the bullet and compromise on things.”
Young said she will plumb through the Republican-backed bills that Massie voted against before she makes up her mind. What isn't a major part of her calculation is Trump's endorsement of Gallrein or his epithets against Massie.
Young still supports Trump, rating his second term at a "B to a C+" relative to his campaign promises. During Trump's first term, Young said, she'd “probably put more stock in" his endorsement.
At the Lincoln Day Dinner in Covington, well-dressed Republicans sat at circular tables, ate dinner and listened attentively as candidates gave speeches.
Steve Jarvis, a 77-year-old retired law enforcement officer, who stood near the late night coffee station, has decided to vote against Massie for the very first time.
“Made me sad, truly it does," said Jarvis, wearing a bespoke American flag bow tie made of feathers, "I like Massie.”
When Massie first ran for Congress, Jarvis bought a Massie campaign sign, sized for a freeway overpass, and planted it outside his home, a few doors down from which lived Massie’s opponent.
But some of Massie's departures from the party, he said, "made me nuts. I can't do it anymore.”
One was Trump’s flagship Big Beautiful Bill, which Massie voted against citing the consequent budget deficit and increased inflation.
“I understand voting your principle once or twice," said Jarvis, “but at some point in time when it becomes crucial, I think they have to get in line.”
Gallrein, he said, would get in line.
Jana Kathman came to a different conclusion.
“I’m going to vote for Massie even though he makes me mad," she said while shopping for bagels at a local farmers market outside Covington.
The 56-year-old registered nurse said, “I just like him as a person, I like how he lives his life, and I know he stands very strong with his convictions."
Though she still likes Trump, his endorsement and attacks don't impress her.
“I don’t like when Trump plays the little games as soon as someone opposes him, but we know that’s how Trump lashes out," Kathman said.
Gallrein mounted the stage at the Lincoln Day Dinner with a prepared speech. He grew up on a family farm, was inspired by President Ronald Reagan to join the Navy SEALs and was recently asked by Trump to serve his country again in Congress.
He hyped up Trump — “Do you know he doesn't take a salary?” — and launched into a list of Trump-backed policies Massie had voted against, lumping him in with the “radical Democrats.”
Gallrein declined an interview request, and he's declined to attend candidate forums and debates with Massie.
Several voters said they were grateful for Gallrein's service, but still don't have a grasp of his platform, aside from his fidelity to Trump.
Massie argues that's why Kentucky should stick with him, using what has become a go-to refrain.
“Politicians promise during the campaign, and then they go to D.C. to go along to get along,” he said. “My opponent is promising to go along to get along.”
Massie is hopeful that Trump's anger will blow over once he wins the primary.
“Once this race is over, I don’t think there’s any benefit to him attacking me, I’ll have the antibodies from a natural infection,” Massie said chuckling.
After years of being considered a conservative gadfly in Congress, he said, maybe he has some of those antibodies already.
“This will be the booster shot,” he said.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, exits the studio after a Kentucky Educational Television (KET) debate, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Guests look on as candidates speak on stage during the Kenton County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Covington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Republican congressional candidate for Kentucky, Ed Gallrein, addresses the audience after giving on stage remarks during the Kenton County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Covington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Republican congressional candidate for Kentucky, Ed Gallrein, participates in an interview during the Kenton County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Covington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, speaks to reporters after a Kentucky Educational Television (KET) debate, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
