PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2026--
Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the global AI-powered business travel and expense management platform, today announced it has been selected by Schindler, the leading provider of sustainable and smart urban mobility, to modernize its global travel program.
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With over 150 years of industry innovation, Schindler has reshaped mobility in urban societies, growing from a local manufacturer into a global elevator, escalators and moving walkways business. To support its next phase of growth, the company has chosen to consolidate its travel operations – moving away from a fragmented online booking model. By deploying Navan, Schindler is now unifying its travel management across North America and Europe, initially covering Canada, the United States, France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
“Because we were managing travel across multiple fragmented systems, a high percentage of bookings occurred outside of our official channels,” says Luca Mancuso, Global Category Manager, Schindler. “We will finally have real-time visibility into our global travel spend, and we expect to reduce costs simply by providing a central tool, with competitive prices, that our employees actually want to use.”
Key anticipated benefits include:
“When travel bookings occur outside a company's preferred tool, it is a clear sign that legacy models are not working for employees,” says Zahir Abdelouhab, SVP, Enterprise Sales, Navan. “We’re excited to team up with Schindler and offer their employees a modern and intuitive platform, which we anticipate will lead to the travel policy compliance their finance team needs.”
About Schindler
Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators, and related services. Schindler’s mobility solutions move more than 2 billion people every day all over the world. Behind the company's success are over 67,000 employees in more than 100 countries.
About Navan
Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN) is the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform that makes travel easy for 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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Leading provider of sustainable and smart urban mobility deploys Navan to deliver a seamless experience for its workforce
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi traveled to the Philippines on Tuesday to witness an international combat drill and conduct talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. intended to broaden defense ties between the nations, officials said.
Koizumi's meeting in the capital Manila with Marcos and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. may include discussion of a possible transfer of used Japanese destroyers to the Philippines.
The Philippines and Japan, both treaty allies of the United States, signed a pact in 2024 allowing their forces to stage large-scale combat drills. The Reciprocal Access Agreement paved the way for Japan to deploy 1,400 military personnel to become regular participants in the exercises called Balikatan.
U.S., Filipino and other allied forces annually take part in Balikatan, the Tagalog word for shoulder-to-shoulder, to brace for security contingencies and deter China’s increasing assertiveness in the region.
Koizumi will be among representatives from 16 countries, including India and Australia, who are expected to travel Wednesday to the northwestern Philippine town of Paoay to witness a key Balikatan exercise in which Philippine, U.S., Japanese and Canadian firepower will be used in a mock attack on a ship about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the coast.
Japanese forces will fire two volleys of Type 88 missiles to help sink the decommissioned World War II-era Philippine navy warship, Philippine Marine Corps Col. Dennis Hernandez told The Associated Press, adding that Marcos plans to watch the live-fire maneuvers via video in Manila.
Before reaching the Philippines, Koizumi visited the Indonesian capital Jakarta and signed a defense cooperation agreement Monday with Indonesian Defense Secretary Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.
“As Japan faces the most severe and complex security environment in the postwar era, it is important to establish a multilayered network of allies and like-minded countries, while expanding it and strengthening the deterrence,” Koizumi said in a recent news conference in Tokyo.
Japan has bolstered its offensive capability with long-range missiles to attack enemy targets from a distance, a major break from its post-World War II principle limiting the use of force to self-defense.
Japan scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports on April 21, another major change in its postwar pacifist policy as Japan seeks to build up its arms industry in response to growing Chinese aggression in the region. The Philippines shares that concern following a spike in territorial spats with Beijing in the South China Sea.
Lifting the ban allows Japan to consider the transfer to the Philippines of up to six used Japanese destroyers of the Abukuma-class, which can be utilized for patrols and detecting aerial, sea surface and undersea threats, Hernandez said, noting the issue could come up in Koizumi’s talks with Philippine officials. The details of the potential exchange have not been disclosed.
While allies led by the U.S. and Australia welcomed Japan’s updated policy, China criticized the change.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said last month that the global community, including China, will “resolutely resist Japan’s reckless moves toward a new type of militarism.”
Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this report.
FILE - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during a press conference in Manila, Philippines, on March 25, 2026. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks with media at the headquarters of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka District, south of Tokyo, on Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)
