By Doyinsola Oladipo and Bianca Flowers NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. hotel executives say they are betting on brands that specialize in extended stays for travelers, viewing those projects as less risky given the struggle developers face in securing financing for new construction. Hotel room supply in the United States is currently at multi-year lows,…
By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry is suing a British tabloid publisher to focus attention on alleged unlawful activities and not because of “some vendetta against the press”, his lawyer told London’s High Court on Monday. Harry, King Charles’ younger son, is one of more than 100 high-profile figures suing the…
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee’s law restricting drag performances in public or where children were present was unconstitutional, striking a blow to efforts in U.S. states to regulate LGBTQ conduct. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee in February had signed the bill passed by the state’s assembly that aimed…
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumers facing high asset prices and rising interest rates have a few loan options. None are particularly attractive. Buyers of homes or new cars might be better off waiting. But if you must go ahead, either face taking on a big monthly payment, or stretching out the loan term to…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Deputy U.S. Transportation Secretary Polly Trottenberg is expected to be named Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) next interim leader, two sources told Reuters on Sunday. The source cautioned that appointment wasn’t final and could change, the sources said. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news. Acting FAA administrator Billy…
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Audiences swung into theaters for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” giving the animated film a hefty $120.5 million in its domestic box office debut, the second-biggest opening weekend of the year. Behind only “The Super Mario Bros” film that garnered $146 million, the movie’s box office performance surpassed Sony…
By Lisa Richwine and Maria Caspani (Reuters) -Hollywood’s major studios reached a tentative labor agreement with the union representing film and television directors, likely averting a work stoppage that would have piled pressure on media companies to settle with striking writers. The Directors Guild of America (DGA) will ask its 19,000 members to approve the…
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Airlines said on Sunday they are ready to avoid a repeat of last year’s travel chaos, but warned that some flights could still be disrupted by controller strikes and hit out at schemes that force them to pay compensation for unavoidable delays. “I am reasonably confident that we’ll be able to get…
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The head of a group representing global airlines renewed pressure on planemakers to speed up plane and parts production on Sunday, warning the delays would curtail airline capacity as demand for air travel nears a full recovery from the pandemic. Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, told Reuters…
By Angie Teo and Jessie Pang TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Taiwan theatre is showcasing a Hong Kong play about Tiananmen Square to mark the 34th anniversary of the crackdown in Beijing, saying almost as much about shrinking freedoms in the former British colony as it does about the 1989 bloodshed. Taiwan’s Shinehouse theatre group, with…
