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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.

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.

Drone-related airport closures and air traffic control strikes are wrecking travel plans across Europe. Here is a clear guide to your rights to care and rerouting — and why having the right travel permits ready is increasingly important.

The cost of an ESTA permit for visa-waiver travellers to the United States is almost doubling, from $21 to $40. Here is when the rise takes effect, why it is happening, and how to apply without overpaying.

Estonia is set to become the first EU country with the new Entry/Exit System (EES) running at every air, sea and land frontier from 12 October. Most other Schengen states, including Germany, will start with only partial coverage.