Europe's travel and tourism sector has pushed back on the European Commission's proposal to nearly triple the ETIAS fee from €7 to €20, calling it disproportionate and poorly justified. Here is what the industry is asking for.
If you can choose between Charles de Gaulle and Orly for a trip to Paris, the smaller southern airport often wins on simplicity and transport links. Here is how they compare, and the new EU entry rules worth knowing before you fly.
The EU has set 12 October 2025 as the start of a phased rollout for the Entry/Exit System (EES), with full operation expected by 10 April 2026. ETIAS is due to follow in late 2026, and its fee is rising from €7 to €20.
Visitors travelling to the United States on a non-immigrant visa face a new $250 "visa integrity fee" introduced under President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Visa-waiver travellers are exempt, but the separate ESTA charge is also rising.
The much-delayed Entry/Exit System will start applying to UK travellers on 12 October 2025, the EU has confirmed. The first six months will mix biometric and analogue checks before full operation on 10 April 2026, with the new ETIAS fee set to almost treble to €20.
On 18 July 2025 the European Union adopted its 18th package of sanctions against Russia after Slovakia dropped its opposition. On the same busy day in Brussels, the Commission proposed tripling the planned ETIAS travel-authorisation fee to €20.
The European Union formally adopted its 18th package of sanctions against Russia on 18 July 2025, after Slovakia dropped its objections in return for gas-supply guarantees. On the very same day, the Commission proposed almost tripling the ETIAS travel-authorisation fee to €20.
With the EU's Entry/Exit System about to launch, scammers are exploiting traveller confusion over the separate ETIAS scheme. Here is what is genuinely required right now, how ETIAS will eventually work, and why the only safe place to apply is the official channel.
The EU's ETIAS travel authorisation has been pushed back again and is now due in the last quarter of 2026, once the Entry/Exit System is fully running. A grace period means it will not be truly mandatory until 2027.
Booking a European holiday in 2025 means navigating a growing patchwork of tourist taxes, visitor caps and new entry rules. Here is a practical guide to what is changing and where.