Safety & Security: Gunshots in New York’s Times Square sent tourists running; one person was injured and a suspect was taken into custody, hours after the Knicks parade and amid World Cup crowds. Central Park Tragedy: A teen tourist died after a horse-drawn carriage bolted in Central Park; reports say he jumped to help his mother after she fell, reigniting calls for carriage bans. Travel Rules for Summer: UK travelers are warned about EU heat and local restrictions, including rare “orange” alerts across Spain, France and Italy, plus country-by-country tourist rules like France’s alcohol curfews and bans on beach “souvenirs.” Tourism Growth & Policy: Sri Lanka plans to officially gazette 20 new tourist zones by November to boost arrivals. Aviation & Routes: Direct Ahmedabad–Colombo flights are set to start, with further links to Baku and Phuket expected soon. Destination Updates: Dubrovnik will preview its Lumiart light-and-music festival, while St. Kitts launches a hiking and trail guide registration drive. Sustainability Pressure: Manali faces a severe garbage crisis during peak season, with locals and officials calling for better waste controls. Premium Travel: Uzbekistan signed a trilateral framework for the Samarkand Express luxury train linking Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.