Consolidated billing, zero cost surprises.
What is Direct Bill?
Direct Bill feature allows you to leverage an Engine line of credit to free up your working capital and receive a single, itemized, and reconciled invoice for all company travel. This is the streamlining your team needs.
Centralized clarity: all statements organized
No more digging for individual credit card statements or folios. Your audit trail is neatly organized in one place, allowing your team to quickly view and reconcile payment statuses with guaranteed accuracy.
Autopay with assured security & transparency
Streamline the entire process. Enroll in autopay, link your account, and your payments process automatically at regular intervals. This is a secure system built to remove the "operational inefficiencies" you feel with current vendors.
One-click export for CFO-ready reports.
The details matter for finance. Export comprehensive folios and statements directly from your account to a CSV or PDF—all the data points you need for internal reporting, instantly.
How Midland University saved $17,000 in one year with pre-negotiated rates
No hidden fees. No contracts.
Book, manage, and save on business travel with full confidence. We charge no agent-assist fees, and there is no long-term contract requirement.
Frequently asked questions
When you sign up for Direct Bill, Engine will front the cost of your hotel and flight bookings and bill you regularly with one organized, searchable statement. This gives you the simplicity of direct billing procedures and immediate cash flow relief without the complexity of traditional vendor integration. No need to dig through individual credit card statements or random receipts to reconcile your travel budget.
It takes two business days or less to be approved for Direct Bill. Our Accounting team reviews each application individually and will follow up via email with the next steps quickly.
Direct Bill enhances your company’s cash flow by allowing you to book now and pay later with consolidated billing, freeing up immediate capital and reducing the immediate friction of upfront travel expenses. This is not a traditional expense; it's a cash flow tool.
Yes. You can apply for more credit on the Billing tab. Our Accounting team will still need to perform a credit check before determining the finalized credit limit, but we are here to support your growth and deployment needs.
We will bill you for the hotel nights and flights consumed within the statement period, even if the trip hasn’t been completed. The remainder of the to-be-consumed hotel nights or flights on a reservation will appear in subsequent statement(s). This guarantees 100% accurate, segmented reporting for your accounting team.
