United Airlines has made a significant change to its frequent-flier program, MileagePlus. The change requires, in addition to miles flown, a minimum amount of money spent in order to earn status in the MileagePlus program.

Interstate Enters into the Sixth Acquisition with Waramaug Hospitality Expanding its joint venture with Waramaug Hospitality, Interstate Hotels & Resorts announces its sixth acquisition with Waramaug Hospitality LLC and a private investment group of the 382-room Sheraton Orlando North Hotel effective May 22, 2013.Hospitality Funding LLC, a Palm Beach, Fla.-headquartered boutique investmentadvisory firm, advised the buyer group on the transaction.The hotel, managed by Interstate under a long-term agreement, will immediately undergo a comprehensive $4.1 million renovation encompassing a property-wide refresh of the guestrooms, hallways, public areas, lobby, food and beverage outlets and meetings spaces.

UDAIPUR, India–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Sheraton Hotels & Resorts continues its expansion momentum in Asia Pacific, announcing an agreement with Rockwood Hotels & Resorts Ltd. to debut the Sheraton brand in the city of lakes, Udaipur in India (voted Best City in the World in the Travel + Leisure USA World’s Best 2009 Awards).

(PRWEB UK) 19 June 2013 Aer Lingus, in partnership with UNICEF Ireland, today launched a special collection on board all flights for the children of Syria. The week-long collections start today and run until Friday 21st June. In 2012, Aer Lingus passengers donated over €120,000 (£102,000) to support the children of Syria.

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Expands Into Azerbaijan With Swissôtel Baku – Hospitality Net (press release)

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Expands Into Azerbaijan With Swissôtel Baku The expansion of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts continues at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Europe with a new deluxe hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan. Scheduled to open in 2015, Swissôtel Baku is currently under construction and will open in time for the first European Olympic Games.

 

Many Big Offers on the Website Vietnam-airline.org

(PRWEB) June 19, 2013 Vietsmile Travel – one of the leading tour organizers in Vietnam, is launching a promotion program entitled “Cheap Tickets for Summer Holiday”. This aims to stimulate the travel demand and better serve customers. The program is valid from now until the end of July and only available on the website Vietnam-airline.org

 

Sydney hoteliers list luxury Fijian island resorts with combined $22.7 million … – Property Observer

Sydney-based hoteliers Peter and Jan McGrath have listed their two Fiji tourist resorts Sonaisali and Tadrai with expectations of between $17 and $22.7 million ($30-$40m Fijian dollars) for both.

 

Outrigger Enterprises Group Selects MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution – PR Newswire (press release)

COLUMBIA, Md., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Outrigger Enterprises Group, one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held leisure lodging and hospitality companies in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions, is standardizing its enterprise on the  MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution.  In addition to its four Asia-based properties that are already utilizing MICROS OPERA, Outrigger will begin implementation of the OPERA Property Management Solution (PMS) at its 35 properties in Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific region beginning in July 2013.

 

Global hotel pulse: Asia/Pacific news – Hotel News Now

HotelNewsNow.com each week features a news roundup from a different region of the world. Today’s review covers the Asia/Pacific region. Asia/Pacific dataHotels in the Asia/Pacific region experienced decreases in the three key performance metrics in April when reported in U.S

 

Airline ticket change fees: are they on the way up?

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