Air Travel & Airports: United Airlines is testing a “customer benefit” at Newark where eligible travelers pre-order meals, snacks, drinks and select travel essentials via the app for gate pickup, with plans to expand to Houston after feedback. Border & Travel Disruption: Airlines warn the EU’s return of fingerprint checks under EES could trigger major airport queues again, with calls for flexibility to avoid chaos during autumn travel. Labor Day Travel: FAA expects Thursday and Friday to be the busiest flying days, while AAA flags higher gas and flight costs and shares best/worst drive times for the holiday weekend. Travel Tech & Payments: IDT launches eSIM data plans inside the BOSS Revolution app for instant connectivity in 190+ countries, aiming to cut international data costs. Tourism Safety & Policy: A Philippine senator urged the Coast Guard to map programs and assets to strengthen maritime search-and-rescue readiness as the country moves toward SAR convention ratification. Recreation Access Policy: The U.S. Forest Service plans to amend its Travel Management Rule to streamline access to national forests, a move that could reshape how motorized recreation is regulated. Loyalty & Customer Experience: Rafeeq rolls out Pearl Club, a five-tier loyalty program that turns orders into app-tracked rewards across travel, electronics and partner offers.