Q: How do personal accounts work?
A: A personal account gives you the opportunity to book rooms for your personal travel with no restrictions. You pay for your trips with your own payment methods and have separate account dashboards. Everything is kept completely private from your company.
Q: How do I get my $25 Travel Credit for my personal account?
A: When you claim your personal account and verify your email address, your personal account will automatically receive $25 in Travel Credit. You can view your Travel Credit balance at https://members.engine.com/travel-credits.
Q: Does my $25 Travel Credit expire?
A: Yes, your $25 Travel Credit expires 30 days after you set up your personal account.
Q: Do I get the same low rates that I get with my business account?
A: Yes! Because you are a vetted Engine Member, you will receive the same great rates as you do with your business bookings.
Q: Can my business see my personal account activity?
A: Your personal account is totally private to you; your Admin cannot see your personal activity. Your bookings will also not factor into your company’s trends or billing data, or anything else.
Q: Are there Travel Policies, restrictions, or spending caps, like with my business account?
A: There are no travel restrictions with your personal account. You can book any room you would like. With over 700,000 properties on Engine, you’ll have plenty to choose from.
Q: Can I keep my account if I leave my business?
A: Yes. You claim your account with a personal email address, so your personal account will stick with you, even if your business account login is deleted.
Q: Do I need a different login for my personal account?
A: Yes and no. While your personal account is associated with your personal email address (and therefore accessible to you even if you leave your company), you only have to log into it once. Once you’ve claimed your personal account and logged in, you’ll be able to toggle back and forth between your personal and business accounts right on your dashboard, without going through all the login steps.
Q: Can I see my personal trips on my business dashboard?
A: Because your personal account is completely separate from your business account, your trip itineraries are also completely separate. But to view all of your trips, it’s as simple as toggling back and forth between accounts on one dashboard.
Q: Can I refer a friend or business from my personal account?
A: Yes! Referring is easy—and you’ll earn Travel Credits as a thank-you. If you refer a business, you’ll Earn 1% of their total travel bookings in Travel Credits for their first year with Engine. If you refer a friend, you’ll get $25 in Travel Credits after they complete their first trip booked with Engine.
How to refer a friend or business:
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Log into your personal account.
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Click on the personal settings menu (your initials in the upper right corner).
- Select Refer a Friend.
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Choose whether you’re referring a business (using their business email) or a friend (using their personal email).