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.
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.
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.
Airline body IATA has condemned the UK government's plan to raise the Electronic Travel Authorisation fee by 60% to £16, just a week after the scheme launched, calling it a self-inflicted blow to tourism. Here is what is behind the warning.
Europe's biggest holiday company corrected its website after publishing inaccurate Brexit travel advice. The episode is a useful prompt to separate the myths from the facts on ETIAS, the Entry/Exit System and the Schengen Area.
The BBC reports that the UK is planning a new 'permit in advance' scheme for travel to the United Kingdom. Modelled on the US ESTA and the EU's ETIAS, it forms part of a move towards a fully digital border.