Carvana PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball Partner with Travel Management Platform ‘Engine’

• Engine Named Official Travel Partner of the Carvana PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball (MLP presented by DoorDash)
• One-year partnership to streamline business travel bookings for the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball

DALLAS – April __, 2026 — Engine, a leading modern business travel platform, has been named the official travel partner of the Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Tour and Major League Pickleball (MLP presented by DoorDash). This year-long partnership aims to streamline business travel bookings for the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball, enhancing operational efficiency and maximizing cost savings across over 30 tournaments nationwide.

The PPA Tour, established in 2019, has rapidly grown into the premier professional pickleball circuit, hosting tournaments at the finest pickleball facilities around the world. Founded in 2021, MLP is the preeminent, coed team-based pickleball format in the world. By integrating Engine’s travel management services, the PPA Tour and MLP aim to optimize travel arrangements for its staff, ensuring seamless coordination and focus on delivering high-quality events.

Engine’s modern platform gives companies a single, intuitive place to manage all their travel needs, complete with exclusive, discounted hotel rates and a streamlined booking experience that simplifies every step of the journey.

The Carvana PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball both have unique and complex travel needs across their staff, large-scale events, and professional athletes and teams, with a schedule that keeps teams on the road the majority of the year. With Engine, these organizations can take advantage of discounted hotel rates, and staff can book, manage, and track travel and spend across all team travel. Engine takes on the heavy lifting of travel management, including for last minute room blocks, and helps the organizations be more strategic about budgets, travel decisions, and team logistics. Plus, real-time reporting and travel spend tracking make it easier for finance and operations teams to get an accurate and holistic view of travel expenses.

“We are very excited to partner with Engine and utilize their platform to help bring the greatest pickleball competition to tour stops across the country,” said Jacob Cohen, SVP of Partnerships and Revenue for PPA & MLP. “Booking business travel is critical to our tour operations, and this partnership will allow us to further our mission of bringing the world’s best pickleball to our passionate fans.”

“We’re excited to support the sport of Pickleball by taking the complexity out of travel,” said Alex Melamud, CFO at Engine. “Our platform centralizes everything from bookings to budgeting, allowing the league to make smarter, data-driven decisions while teams focus entirely on the competition

This exciting partnership reflects the shared commitment between Engine, the PPA Tour and MLP to creating and utilizing innovative solutions to solve critical business travel needs, in addition to championing the burgeoning sport of professional pickleball. 

About Engine:

Engine is a modern business and group travel platform trusted by over one million travelers. Engine saves businesses time and money through an extensive travel network that connects to nearly every hotel, airline, and car rental company in the U.S. It offers single invoice billing, the flexibility to modify or cancel trips at any time without incurring additional fees, and a unified view of all company travel and spend. Customers rely on Engine to not only make travel easier to manage but also to make it enjoyable for everyone involved. Additionally, Engine helps coordinate room blocks for corporate offsites, sports teams, weddings, family reunions and more to help people get together in person. The company is backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, Elefund, and Permira. Learn more at engine.com. 

About Carvana PPA Tour:

Founded in 2019, the Carvana PPA Tour is where pickleball’s top athletes go head-to-head to determine the best male and female players in the world. The Carvana PPA Tour organizes and conducts tournaments at world-class facilities across the country, establishes player rankings, and showcases the world’s best pickleball week in and week out. Inviting amateur players to also compete and “play where the pros play,” the Carvana PPA Tour offers divisions for every age group and skill level. Characterized by a uniquely festive and fun atmosphere, Carvana PPA Tour events deliver unparalleled experiences for fans on-site, including pro player meet-and-greets, clinics, food, beverages, live entertainment, giveaways, games, shopping, and VIP upgrades. For more information, go to www.ppatour.com, and follow us on social: Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn.

About Major League Pickleball (MLP presented by DoorDash)

Founded in 2021, Major League Pickleball (MLP presented by DoorDash) is the preeminent, coed, team-based professional pickleball league, featuring over 100 of the best athletes across 20 teams, iconic team owners, and the most electric live events and fan experience in the sport. In 2024, MLP and the PPA Tour merged under the newly-formed United Pickleball Association (UPA), bringing together the leading pro pickleball organizations under a single entity. Visit the official website and follow MLP on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for more information.

Media Contact(s):

Nathan Boschult, PR and Communications Manager, PPA & and MLP