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.
The cost of a new or renewed UK passport rose for the second time in 14 months in April 2024, climbing 7% to £88.50 for an adult online application and up to £100 by post. Travellers are also being reminded to check post-Brexit passport validity rules.
Entering the EU is set to become more complex for non-EU nationals, with the Entry/Exit System bringing biometric checks. Concerns range from long queues to scam websites — here is what to expect and how to stay safe.
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 EU's facial-scan Entry/Exit System was expected in late 2024, with one UK report pointing to a 6 October start. Here is what the system involves, who it applies to and how it links to ETIAS.
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.
As European travel recovered from the pandemic, industry leaders gathered to tackle the biggest questions facing the sector — from digital visas and the smooth rollout of ETIAS and EES to sustainability and post-Brexit border friction.
Spain's tourism industry warned that the European Union's planned ETIAS authorisation could put off millions of British holidaymakers. Industry leaders called the charge a "threat" to competitiveness as the country counted on its biggest visitor market.
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.
The EU plans to digitise its external border with biometric checks and a pre-travel fee for visa-free visitors. Here is how the EES and ETIAS work, what they cost and why they have drawn both support and criticism.