How to Supercharge Your Navan Experience: Add UpNonStop on Top and Unlock Triple Perks
Unlock triple travel perks by layering UpNonStop on top of Navan. Keep Navan’s booking and compliance, but add powerful points optimization, smarter redemptions, and award travel booking. Don’t just manage travel—leverage it.
Navan (formerly TripActions) has become a trusted name in corporate travel management. It brings modern booking, compliance, and expense tracking into one centralized platform. For teams and finance departments, it’s efficient, controlled, and scalable.
But what if you could use everything Navan offers—and also extract maximum value from your business travel spending?
That’s where UpNonStop comes in.
UpNonStop doesn't replace Navan. It enhances it. By layering UpNonStop on top, companies unlock double rewards—retaining Navan’s structure while unlocking tens of thousands of dollars in point value through card optimization, transfer strategies, and award booking services.
This guide walks through:
- What Navan does well
- Where its limitations cost you value
- What UpNonStop adds to the stack
- How to use both in tandem without disrupting your workflows
- Real-world examples of “triple perks” in action
Let’s break it down...
What Navan Does Well
Navan is an all-in-one travel and expense platform. It’s designed for mid-size to enterprise teams that want booking, policy enforcement, and expense reporting under one roof.
Companies love it for:
- Centralized travel booking: Flights, hotels, trains, and cars in one place.
- Policy compliance: Admins can set limits and approval workflows.
- Expense automation: Receipts flow into finance software with minimal manual work.
- Incentivized savings: Travelers get rewarded (with gift cards, for example) for choosing lower-cost options.
It’s a robust platform. But there’s one area where it doesn’t try to compete: maximizing travel points and rewards.
Where Navan Leaves Value on the Table
Navan’s strength is structure, not strategy. It doesn’t:
- Recommend which credit cards your team should be using for maximum points
- Help you pool or transfer points across programs like Amex, Chase, Capital One, Hyatt, or United
- Offer award travel redemption expertise
- Monitor which categories are earning below potential
- Handle complex redemptions like business class award flights
If you're spending $50K or more each month on cards (ads, software, payroll, travel), that means you’re earning points—but not using them wisely.
That’s where UpNonStop steps in.
What UpNonStop Adds to the Equation
UpNonStop is a travel finance optimization service. It’s built specifically for companies that want to extract maximum travel value from their corporate spending.
Here’s what UpNonStop adds to your stack:
Instead of running all spend through one default card (often a 2% cashback or a generic points card), UpNonStop designs a category-optimized stack. You’ll use the best card for each type of spend—ads, shipping, software, dining, travel—and dramatically increase points earned without increasing spending.
UpNonStop gives you a central dashboard that tracks how many points you’re earning across Amex, Chase, Capital One, Citi, and more. You can see what your points are worth in real travel—not just in cash back.
Rather than redeeming points at poor value (like 1 cent per point for gift cards), UpNonStop builds a smart transfer network so you can move points into airline and hotel programs when it makes sense. This can increase redemption value by 3x to 10x.
When you’re ready to travel—whether it’s a team retreat, a Presidents Club trip, or an executive conference—UpNonStop handles complex award bookings. This includes business class international flights and multi-stop itineraries that normal tools won’t show.
With a retainer plan, UpNonStop continually evaluates your spend, adjusts your card stack, watches for limited-time transfer bonuses, and ensures you’re always ahead of the curve.
Why Use Both UpNonStop with Navan
Navan solves booking and compliance. UpNonStop solves earning and redemption.
Used together, they create a system where:
- Employees book easily and within policy via Navan
- Corporate cards earn 2x to 5x more points due to the optimized UpNonStop strategy
- Points are tracked, pooled, and redeemed for outsized value through UpNonStop’s tools and concierge service
You don’t need to leave Navan behind. You just need to make sure your card strategy and redemption path are optimized.
How to Integrate UpNonStop on Top of Navan
Here’s what the integration process looks like:
Step 1: Onboard With UpNonStop
You begin with an onboarding session where UpNonStop:
- Audits your current credit card spend and point accumulation
- Identifies which categories are underperforming
- Recommends a new credit card stack across banks
- Helps you apply for and implement the new cards
- Sets up a dashboard to monitor progress
Typical clients go from earning 1–2x points per dollar to earning 3–10x depending on the spend category.
Step 2: Continue Using Navan as Usual
There’s no need to retrain your team. Navan remains the interface for booking travel. Your employees follow the same policies, same tools.
The only change: the underlying cards and accounts they use to pay are optimized.
You can also add UpNonStop's team to your Navan travel reporting, so they can monitor travel-related spend for redemption opportunities.
Step 3: Track Points and Strategy Centrally
UpNonStop brings visibility to your total rewards picture. Your team can now:
- Track how many points are accumulating each month
- See which programs they’re in
- Get estimates of real travel value
- Plan strategic redemptions months in advance
Step 4: Use UpNonStop’s Award Booking Service
When it’s time to book award travel, especially high-value redemptions like international business class, you don’t do this in Navan.
You contact UpNonStop, who will:
- Analyze your points across all programs
- Search award availability across 30+ airlines and alliances
- Book the itinerary on your behalf
- Handle complex routing, multi-cabin, and mixed-point bookings
This level of service is not something Navan offers. It’s where the “triple perks” come into full view.
Real-World Scenario: How Triple Perks Actually Work
Let’s take a fictional example based on real client profiles.
Company Profile
- Industry: B2B software
- Employees: 18
- Monthly card spend: $90,000
- Current tools: Navan for travel, Amex Business Gold card for most expenses
Before UpNonStop
- Average points per month: ~180,000 Amex MR
- Redemption: 1 cent per point for travel or gift cards (~$1,800/month)
- No tracking of transfer options
- Flights booked in economy, mostly through Navan
After Layering UpNonStop
- Optimized card stack: Ink Preferred for ads, Amex Gold for dining, Capital One Spark for shipping
- Average points per month: 340,000 across 3 programs
- Value per point (due to transfer/redemption strategies): ~2.5 cents
- Real redemption value: $8,500/month in potential award travel
- Booked a Presidents Club trip to Japan for 6 team members and spouses using points only, all in lie-flat business class
The company didn't stop using Navan. They simply added UpNonStop to earn more, track better, and redeem smarter.
Common Questions
Does this require switching from Navan?
No. You continue using Navan for all bookings. UpNonStop operates behind the scenes, focused on optimizing spend and redeeming smarter.
Will this confuse my finance team or employees?
Not at all. UpNonStop helps you centralize your points tracking and works directly with your finance or operations team to keep things smooth.
What does UpNonStop charge?
Most companies pay a one-time implementation fee, then an annual retainer for ongoing optimization and reporting. Award booking is priced per trip. For all businesses, the return far exceeds the cost.
Can this work for companies that don’t spend much on travel?
Yes. UpNonStop is most valuable when total corporate card spend is high—especially for companies spending on ads, inventory, software, or shipping. Travel redemptions come later, using those points.
Can we still use Navan’s own perks or gift card rewards?
Yep! UpNonStop focuses on optimizing points earned through cards. Navan’s traveler-facing incentives can continue alongside this strategy.
Final Thoughts 💭
If your company uses Navan, you're already investing in smart travel operations. But you're likely missing out on a second, parallel layer of value—one that turns everyday spend into unforgettable travel experiences.
Navan gives you structure.
UpNonStop gives you strategy.
Together, they form a complete travel stack—one that handles both logistics and leverage.
With UpNonStop layered on top of Navan, you get:
- Better cards for better points
- Strategic pooling and transfers
- Award booking for premium travel
- Real-time points tracking
- Control, compliance, and visibility through Navan
It’s the best of both worlds. And it turns your existing spend into an ROI-generating engine for travel, morale, and growth.
Ready to unlock triple perks with Navan + UpNonStop?
Schedule a call below or email hello@upnonstop.com to get your personalized ROI projection set up.
