July 24 (Reuters) - Britain's Heathrow Airport swung to a profit for the first half of the year, boosted by robust passenger traffic as travel picked up, and it urged the new government to consider policies to help the country better compete with European travel hubs. ...

July 24 (Reuters) - Events organiser Informa ( IFPJF ) said on Wednesday it has offered to buy Cannes Lions Festival owner Ascential ( AIAPF ) for about 1.2 billion pounds ($1.6 billion), as it looks to add the prominent advertising industry conference to its portfolio. ($1 = 0.7756 pounds) ...

SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Canada's The Metals Company plans to apply for a licence to extract minerals from the ocean floor before the end of this year, its chief executive told Reuters, as nations gather in Jamaica to thrash out new rules to minimise environmental risks. The United Nations' International Seabed Authority (ISA) is currently meeting in Kingston, Jamaica...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 13,500 unionized hotel workers in four U.S. cities plan strike authorization votes next month as contract talks with Marriott International ( MAR ), Hilton Worldwide Holdings ( HLT ) and Hyatt Hotels Corp ( H ) stall, the union said. UNITE HERE, a union representing workers in hotels, casinos and airports across the U.S. and...