Travel Roundup: American Sues Yahoo!, Polyglots Wanted, Oliver at Morgans and More

(MoneyWatch)  American Airlines sues Yahoo! over ads -- American Airlines filed a lawsuit against Yahoo! claiming that the portal would flash competitor's ads on American Airlines-related searches and possibly divert its customers. American filed a similar lawsuit against Google last year. [Source: CNET]

Atlanta hoteliers speak the language and pay the bills -- Atlanta hotels looking to court the international dollar are becoming increasingly multilingual, speaking languages varying from Mandarin to French, in hopes of landing meeting contracts and more visitors. Atlanta's $11.4 billion hospitality industry views the language skills as necessary to compete in a global economy -- and garnering strong international currency amid a domestic recession. [Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

Morgans Hotel Group names regional vice president -- John Oliver joins Morgans Hotel Group as Regional Vice President of Miami and General Manager of Delano in South Beach. Oliver previously was an executive at LXR Hotels & Resorts. Morgans owns and operates several hotels, including the Mondrian in Los Angeles and Scottsdale, the Clift in San Francisco and is part-owner of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. [Source: PRNewswire/SmartBrief]

Amtrak unveils new full-service travel Web site -- Amtrak unveiled its new Web site which not only books its train tickets, but includes rental cars, hotels and entertainment. Car rental agencies will be within one mile of 70 stations. [Source: Amtrak]