Europe is changing how it welcomes visitors in 2026, with new biometric border checks, rising tourist taxes and a firmer line on bad behaviour. Here is a complete guide to the rules travellers need to know before they go.
The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) began a phased rollout on 12 October 2025, replacing manual passport stamps with biometric registration for non-EU travellers. Here is what frequent business travellers need to know before their next trip to Europe.
From 12 October, the way every non-EU citizen crosses the bloc's external border begins to change as the long-delayed Entry/Exit System starts operating. Here is a clear guide to what the biometric checks involve and where they apply.
How all non-EU citizens, including British visitors, travel to and from the bloc began to change when the EU's long-delayed biometric Entry/Exit System started operations. Here is a clear guide to what changes and why.
New biometric border checks have come into force across Europe's Schengen area. From who needs to register to what it costs and how long it lasts, here are clear answers to the key questions about the EU's Entry/Exit System.
Years in the planning and years in postponement, the EU's Entry/Exit System finally arrived in autumn 2025. Reporters tried the new fingerprint kiosks at Eurotunnel and Eurostar to see what the biometric border really involves.
Years in the planning and years in the postponement, the EU's new Entry/Exit System has finally arrived. Operators feared it would cause chaos at airports, ports and railway stations – here is how the biometric checks actually work at the Channel.
The EU's long-delayed Entry/Exit System finally begins its phased rollout on 12 October 2025, swapping the familiar passport stamp for fingerprints, facial scans and a central digital record. Here is what travellers from the United Kingdom need to know before they pack.
The European Union's long-delayed Entry/Exit System has begun a bumpy, phased rollout, with biometric checks already causing long queues at some borders. Here is where the rules apply, what they mean for UK travellers, and how to prepare before ETIAS arrives.
The UK government says its post-Brexit reset deal will let British holidaymakers use more e-gates in Europe and avoid long border queues. The reality is more complicated, and being able to use an e-gate is not the same as rejoining the fast-track lane.