EU member states have backed a negotiating position on a law that would introduce an optional digital travel application, letting travellers submit document data before they reach an external border. Here is what the proposal covers.
Cruise holidaymakers have been left confused by the EU's new Entry/Exit System. The good news: sailings that begin and end at a port outside the Schengen area, such as a UK harbour, are generally exempt from EES checks, including day trips ashore.
Japan is preparing to raise its international departure tax and long-frozen visa fees in 2026, while cities such as Kyoto introduce higher accommodation taxes. Here is what travellers should budget for a trip to Japan in 2026.
When school is out, fares surge. With a little flexibility on destination and timing, you can still find a sunny half-term escape for a reasonable price, while keeping the new EU border checks in mind.
Each year ABTA has a presence at World Travel Market to stay in touch with members and the wider industry. At this year's WTM in London, the programme combines a 75th-anniversary celebration, fresh Holiday Habits research and a practical session on EES and ETIAS.
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.
The European Union switched on its long-awaited Entry/Exit System on Sunday 12 October 2025, bringing fingerprints and facial scans to the Schengen frontier. Here is what changed for British and other non-EU travellers, and what to expect while the new borders bed in.
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.
At the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 14 October 2025, EU interior ministers discussed faster returns, the future of Frontex and the rollout of the bloc's border IT systems, just days after the Entry/Exit System went live. Here are the main outcomes.