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Spend and trip reporting for team travel.
This program is offered through National Boosters Foundation, the nationwide program of Arizona Boosters Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 39‑3080525). National does not hold a separate EIN. We earn no commission or referral revenue from this partnership.
Team Travel Partnership
Engine
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NBF
Group hotels for teams that play on the road.
Engine books group hotels for tournaments, away games, championships, showcases, and camps, with dedicated trip support and competitive group rates. It is free to use and listed for teams in any state. National is the nationwide program of Arizona Boosters Foundation, Inc., not a separate 501(c)(3).
✓ Group Hotel Booking
✓ Dedicated Trip Manager
✓ Competitive Group Rates
✓ 10, 20, 40+ Rooms
✓ Free to Use
✓ Nationwide
1Request → Multiple Options
10+Rooms? Engine Has You
$0Free to Use — Always
1Dedicated Trip Manager
Section 01 — The Partnership
National Boosters Foundation × Engine.
Traveling for a tournament, championship, showcase, camp, or away game? Need 10 rooms? 20 rooms? An entire team block?
Instead of coaches, team managers, and parents spending hours calling hotels, comparing rates, negotiating room blocks, and trying to keep everyone together — let Engine do the work.
Engine specializes in group hotel bookings for sports teams and provides dedicated support to help identify properties, secure competitive group rates, and coordinate lodging for your trip. You focus on the team. Engine helps handle the rooms.
- One request. Multiple hotel options. Less work for your team.
- Dedicated trip manager who works directly with properties
- Competitive group rates and favorable terms
- Keeps athletes, coaches, staff, and families together
- Free to use — always. No fees, no hidden costs.
Why Engine?
The #1 platform for group travel • Trusted by teams, crews & organizations • Free to use
Section 02 — The Process
How It Works
Simple. Organized. Team-focused. Engine takes the hotel coordination off your plate so you can focus on what matters most — preparing your team to compete.
01
Tell Us About Your Trip
Share your destination, travel dates, number of rooms needed, team or organization, and the tournament, game, or event you're attending.
02
Engine Goes to Work
Engine’s group travel team helps identify hotel options and works directly with properties to secure competitive group rates and favorable terms.
03
Review Your Options
Compare available properties and select the hotel that works best for your team, budget, and travel needs. Multiple options, one decision.
04
Keep Your Team Together
Create a centralized lodging plan for athletes, coaches, staff, and traveling families. One home base for the whole organization.
Section 03 — Travel Scenarios
Perfect for Every Type of Team Travel
From a single-night away game to a multi-day national showcase — Engine handles the hotel so your organization can handle everything else.
Tournaments
Keep your team together throughout multi-day tournament weekends. A central hotel makes morning meals, team meetings, and game-day logistics easier for everyone.
Away Games
Simplify overnight travel for players, coaches, and staff. One coordinated block instead of everyone finding their own accommodations.
Championships & Playoffs
Take one major logistical responsibility off your program during the most important games of the season. Your focus belongs on winning.
Showcases & Combines
Coordinate accommodations for athletes traveling to regional and national exposure events where first impressions matter.
Camps & Clinics
Find lodging solutions for teams attending training camps, development clinics, and multi-day coaching programs.
National Events
Traveling across the state or across the country? Engine can help your organization manage larger group hotel needs for any distance.
Section 04 — One Team. One Hotel.
Keeping Your Team Together Makes Everything Easier.
Keeping athletes, coaches, staff, and families at the same property creates a central home base for your entire organization. It helps simplify everything:
- Team meetings and film sessions
- Transportation and departure schedules
- Coach communication and athlete supervision
- Meal coordination and team dinners
- Parent communication throughout the trip
- Game-day preparation and pre-game routines
Instead of having players and families scattered across different hotels, a coordinated room block creates structure. And structure helps teams perform at their best.
Section 05 — Why This Partnership
Why ABF & NBF Partnered with Engine
Our mission isn’t only about helping teams raise money. It’s about giving teams access to resources that make running a sports program easier.
Travel is one of the biggest expenses — and one of the biggest logistical challenges — facing today’s youth, club, high school, and amateur sports organizations. We wanted a partner that could help.
That’s why we’re excited to welcome Engine. Through this partnership, National Boosters Foundation and Arizona Boosters Foundation are helping connect programs nationwide with professional group lodging resources for tournaments, games, showcases, championships, camps, and other team travel.
Travel Together. Stay Together. Compete Together.
What Engine Provides
- ✓ Team hotel blocks & group room coordination
- ✓ Competitive group rates negotiated directly with properties
- ✓ Dedicated trip manager for your organization
- ✓ Tournament & away game lodging
- ✓ Championship & showcase hotel support
- ✓ Group accommodations for families & staff
Section 07 — Engine by the Numbers
Trusted by 5,000+ Sports Organizations Nationwide
Engine is built specifically for the way sports teams travel. Here’s what the platform delivers for organizations like yours.
5,000+
Sports Organizations
$50M+
Saved on Hotel Stays
2.5M+
Room Nights Booked
1M+
Hotels Available Worldwide
Hotel Savings — Avg. 26% Off
Engine gives sports organizations access to pre-negotiated hotel rates averaging 26% savings, helping stretch travel budgets across tournaments, road games, and an entire season of travel.
Example: $175 retail → $129 with Engine — save $46 per room, per night.
Team Booking — 9+ Rooms
For trips needing 9 or more rooms, Engine can source hotel options, compare proposals, and help manage room blocks so coaches spend less time calling hotels and more time focused on their athletes.
Direct Bill — Centralized Charges
Direct Bill lets eligible teams centralize hotel charges through Engine instead of relying on coaches or staff to use personal cards, then chasing reimbursements after every team trip on the road.
“Engine has completely changed the way we handle travel. Families are saving money, our kids are staying together, and we’re putting those savings back into the program. The process is smoother, the experience is better, and it just makes sense.”
Dakota Selects Baseball
“Engine is the perfect fit for NAIA athletic departments. The platform has competitive rates, easy-to-use tools to customize each stay, direct bill, and the backend reporting is a game changer.”
Dan Robinson — NAIA
The Platform
A Look at Engine
Group hotels come first. These are the screens teams use to search stays, review trip trends, and manage the booking.
Direct Bill
Centralize eligible hotel charges for the team.
Lodging
Group hotel search on a phone.
Flights
Flight options in the Engine app.
Cars
Rental cars for the trip.
Have a Trip Coming Up?
Book Your Team’s Hotel Through Our Partner Link.
NBF works directly with Engine through a dedicated partner account. Use the link below to get started — Engine's group travel team will handle hotel options, competitive rates, and a dedicated trip manager for your organization.
Partner Link: engine.com/partner/nationalboostersfoundation
NBF: contact@boostersfoundation.org
Phone: (602) 848-7192