NEW YORK, March 1- My uncle and I were different in many ways, but we shared a love of travel. Every year, U.S. travelers rack up as many as 3 trillion frequent flyer miles, according to Randy Petersen, editor of InsideFlyer magazine.
Feb 19- Marriott International reported better-than-expected quarterly results as room revenue rose, aided by rising international travel and higher rates, and the hotel operator said it expects per-room revenue to rise further in 2013..
U.S. stock index futures rose Tuesday, after the S&P 500 posted its seventh-straight week higher, lifted by optimism for more corporate deals as investors returned from the long Presidents Day holiday weekend.
The S&P 500 ended up 0.1 percent for the week, recovering from a late sell-off on Friday after a Bloomberg report about slow February sales at Wal-Mart triggered a slide in the retailer's shares.
Feb 13- Hyatt Hotels Corp reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and margins on weak performance in Europe and the Middle East and a slow recovery in its convention business, sending its shares down as much as 4 percent.
*First-quarter EPS forecast $0.51- $0.54 vs est $0.48. Feb 7- Starwood Hotels& Resorts Worldwide Inc, whose chains include Sheraton and Westin, raised the lower end of its full-year forecast for its per-room revenue on an anticipcated rise in demand, but its shares fell 3 percent on lackluster earnings.
WASHINGTON, Feb 5- The first major U.S. immigration reform effort since 1986 came under attack on Tuesday from congressional Republicans who cast doubt on a proposal backed by President Barack Obama to give 11 million illegal immigrants a chance to become citizens.