ABTA's autumn programme of member events arrives just as the EU's EES and ETIAS changes loom, giving travel businesses a chance to ask questions and share how their companies are performing.
With the EU's Entry/Exit System targeting a launch in autumn 2024, ABTA set out what the change would mean for British holidaymakers, the risk of queues, and the work it was doing with the UK Government and the European Commission.
As the summer season gets under way, the travel industry and the UK government are urging holidaymakers to check official advice, take out suitable insurance, and look ahead to the EU's upcoming border changes. Here is what travellers should keep in mind.
As the EU's Entry/Exit System neared its expected autumn 2024 launch, travel agents and ferry operators voiced confusion and scepticism, warning of possible disruption at ports and stations. Here is what the industry was telling travellers.
ABTA is bringing EU officials together for an exclusive members' webinar on the Entry/Exit System and ETIAS, helping travel businesses prepare their customers for the changes ahead.
Ryanair and other travel-industry voices have warned that the EU's plan to launch its Entry/Exit System at every frontier on a single day is risky and untested. Brussels insists there will be no soft launch when the biometric border system arrives in autumn 2024.
The UK government's July 2018 Brexit White Paper set out what it wanted for travel after leaving the EU – from open skies and EASA membership to visa-free trips and keeping the EHIC. Here is what it suggested, as published.