The FINANCIAL -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), which recently joined Star Alliance, announced on November 9 that it will move its airport operations at both Paris/Charles de Gaulle and Barcelona this month as part of its continuing effort to provide easy connections between its flights and those of other Star Alliance airlines.

The FINANCIAL -- Sheraton Hotels & Resorts announced on November 9 the launch of the new sheraton.com, the first hotel industry website to feature Facebook Connect and allow visitors to interact with their friends and family by sharing their travel experiences through today’s most popular social networking site.

The FINANCIAL -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) – the hotel industry’s most global company – on November 9 announces it will double its presence in Puerto Rico in the next year with the opening of the island’s first W and St. Regis hotels and its second Sheraton.

The FINANCIAL -- Visiting Mexico and Central America is to be made easier and better value for international travellers with the launch of the latest in oneworld's market-leading range of alliance fares, Visit Mexico and Central America.

The FINANCIAL -- Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) on November 9 signed management agreements with Phoenix Hospitality Company Pvt. Ltd., the hospitality initiative of the Ruia family, promoters of Phoenix Mills Ltd, that will add two more hotels to its lodging portfolio in India in 2012.