Travel Retail Expansion: Lakrids by Bülow is pushing deeper into UK travel retail via Avolta duty free, adding Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester and Edinburgh locations with four signature liquorice-chocolate flavours. Airline Network Growth: Jet2 expands Summer 2027 from Bournemouth and Stansted, adding a new Jersey route (three weekly flights) and lifting its Jersey seat offering to nearly 155,000. Domestic Connectivity: Nigeria’s Gateway Air increases Abuja services to four flights weekly, boosting options on a busy domestic corridor. Border & Airport Friction: easyJet warns the EU’s Entry/Exit System is creating airport bottlenecks, flagging the Canary Islands and Milan Linate as trouble spots. Safety & Disruption: Wildfires in France and Spain have triggered mass evacuations, including full evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula. Travel Policy Update: India’s High Commission in Colombo says Sri Lankan pilgrims’ visa fees haven’t changed and reintroduces free visas for eligible groups of 10+ via online applications. Customer Experience: WestJet offers fee-free one-time booking changes for travellers during a July 30–Aug 4 window amid possible strike risk. Geopolitics: UAE residents are urged to monitor escalating US-Iran tensions and renewed travel advisories, even as UAE airports operate normally. Cultural Heritage: UNESCO adds Lebanese and West Bank sites to its World Heritage in Danger list amid ongoing conflict.