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AutoRentals.com becomes first online car rental site to offer users retail shopping experience

AutoRentals.com becomes first online car rental site to offer users retail shopping experience

InterLnkd, the travel industry’s intelligent shopping mall partner, has today announced a partnership with online car rental marketplace AutoRentrals.com. Leveraging InterLnkd’s innovative AI-driven solution, AutoRentals.com will provide customers with a virtual shopping mall to give them personalised shopping recommendations from thousands of fashion, beauty, and retail brands, all specially curated for their upcoming trips.

Gaylord Hotels Unveils DC Summer

Gaylord Hotels Unveils DC Summer

Gaylord Hotels and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences (WBDGE) introduce DC Summer, a first-of-its-kind collaboration coming to select Gaylord Hotels this May. This debut, multi-location partnership invites guests to step into a world of legendary DC Super Heroes and notorious Super-Villains through more than a dozen DC-themed experiences from check in to check out. DC Summer at Gaylord Hotels will include spectacular atrium light shows, Super Hero scavenger hunts, themed character dining, Super Hero waterpark celebrations, and pop-up retail stores featuring exclusive DC merchandise.

British Airways Now Offers Daily Dose of Pittsburgh

British Airways Now Offers Daily Dose of Pittsburgh

Operating until 30 October 2025, the vibrant city of Pittsburgh in Western Pennsylvania is even more accessible to those in search of an all American getaway. With return fares in World Traveller starting from £512 per person, British Airways' nonstop service from London Heathrow (LHR) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) will offer daily flights departing London at 16:40LT, travellers will descend into the “City of Multitudes” in just over eight hours arriving at 20:00LT.

Redesigned American Airlines app focuses on making the journey as enjoyable as the destination

Redesigned American Airlines app focuses on making the journey as enjoyable as the destination

Customers traveling with American Airlines will start to enjoy the airline’s redesigned mobile app as it rolls out through the end of May. The airline is revamping the app to fulfill customers’ most-requested features. A redesigned look and feel on a new platform sets the foundation for future app upgrades and new features that will only further enhance the customer experience.

Donate to the Emirates Airline Foundation

Donate to the Emirates Airline Foundation

Emirates is doubling down efforts to support children in need and build on the gains it has made over the last two decades to bolster support for 13 community-based organisations and grassroots NGOs that safeguard the health and wellbeing of children. For every dollar, dirham or any currency donated to the Emirates Airline Foundation, Emirates will fully match every contribution made up to US $10,000, helping double the impact of every customer as part of its long-standing commitment to build a better future for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children the Foundation supports.

Singapore Airlines Elevates Customer Experience With $45 Million Investment In Changi Airport

Singapore Airlines Elevates Customer Experience With $45 Million Investment In Changi Airport

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will transform its SilverKris and KrisFlyer Gold lounges at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 over the next two years, investing S$45 million to elevate the on-ground customer experience at its main hub. Renovations began on 15 April 2025, progressing in phases, with completion expected around mid-2027. The revamped lounges will boast 50% more space and seating capacity, and feature upgraded facilities, signature elements from SIA’s flagship lounges at Changi Airport Terminal 3, and an enhanced variety of food and beverage options.

Minor Hotels Announces the First Avani Branded Resort to be Built in India

Minor Hotels Announces the First Avani Branded Resort to be Built in India

Minor Hotels announces the arrival of the Avani Hotels & Resorts brand in India with Avani+ Sunray Beach Visakhapatnam Resort, an exclusive new-build resort and branded residences development set along the scenic Sunray Beach in Visakhapatnam, India. The project will feature 117 hotel rooms and 58 branded residential villas, alongside a suite of premium amenities designed to set a new benchmark for hospitality in the region. The announcement comes as Minor Hotels significantly accelerates its expansion strategy in India, targeting 50 new openings in the country over the next decade.

ENNISMORE ACCELERATES GROWTH IN THE AMERICAS

ENNISMORE ACCELERATES GROWTH IN THE AMERICAS

Ennismore, the fastest-growing lifestyle and leisure hospitality company, announces the addition of six all-inclusive resorts in the Americas with over 1600 rooms and 900 keys across two properties in the pipeline. This strategic expansion further strengthens Ennismore’s leadership in the high-growth, high-margin luxury all-inclusive segment.

Hard Rock Hotel London, Ontario, Officially Opens Its Doors

Hard Rock Hotel London, Ontario, Officially Opens Its Doors

Canada's first Hard Rock Hotel is officially open for business. Located within 100 Kellogg Lane, Hard Rock Hotel London, Ontario is part of Canada's largest indoor entertainment complex and sits in the heart of London's Old East Village, just minutes from the Western Fair District and a short drive from downtown.

Electra Raises $115 Million to Pioneer the World's First Ultra Short Aircraft

Electra Raises $115 Million to Pioneer the World's First Ultra Short Aircraft

Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) has announced it has secured $115 million in Series B funding to enter the pre-production and certification phase of the EL9, the first-ever Ultra Short aircraft, which can take off and land in 150 feet – roughly 10% of the footprint required for similarly-sized legacy airplanes. The round was led by Prysm Capital, and Jay Park, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Prysm, has joined Electra's Board of Directors.