The EU has confirmed that its Entry/Exit System will start on 10 November 2024, with the €7 ETIAS visa waiver expected to follow about six months later. UK travellers should plan for both changes.
The EU's new Entry/Exit System has been pushed back again, with a fresh launch date pencilled in for November 2024. To avoid chaos at busy crossings, officials have also softened the biometric requirement with a 'relief valve' that could excuse many travellers on first entry.
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.
Two of the biggest changes in years were heading for British travellers to Europe, and the UK travel association ABTA was pressing hard for clarity. This is what the EES and ETIAS schemes meant, and why the trade wanted answers.
ABTA has published new information for members and travellers on the EU's incoming Entry/Exit System and ETIAS, including an exclusive members' hub and consumer advice, to help everyone understand and prepare for the changes.
The cost of a UK passport went up for the second time in 14 months in April 2024, with an adult online application rising 7% to £88.50. Here is what is changing and how to plan ahead.
As of late 2023, the EU's new digital border system was earmarked to start in autumn 2024, requiring British travellers to give fingerprints and a facial scan on their first trip. Here is what the change was expected to involve.
UK travellers crossing the French border could see waiting times more than double when the EU's digital Entry/Exit System arrives, according to a report by France's public finance watchdog. France has ordered hundreds of kiosks and tablets to register photos and fingerprints.
Three years after the Brexit transition period ended, travel between the UK and the EU looks very different. From the 90-day rule to stricter passport checks and the looming ETIAS visa waiver, here is what British visitors now need to keep in mind.
Three years after the UK formally left the European Union, the promises made about effortless travel look very different in practice. From passport queues to the 90/180-day limit, here is how trips to Europe have changed for British travellers.