A new change surrounding border checks could mean people are not so keen to visit their favourite holiday hotspots later this year. Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time.
More info Keen travellers could be warded off heading to their favourite holiday hotspots in mainland Europe in a few months' time, when new rules surrounding border checks are set to come in. A new survey carried out by the Department of Transport revealed that the most common worry about the upcoming Entry/Exit System (EES), and the queues that it could result in. Of the 1,584 people aged 16 and over that were included in the research, 20 percent said they would cancel a trip to the region if they knew there was going to be a queue of an hour or more.
It's expected that the EES will come into force on October 6 this year in a bid to improve security at the borders, Wales Online reports. Travellers from non-EU countries, such as the UK, will need to have their fingerprints scanned and a photograph taken to register them on a database the first time they enter a member state, with the data stored for three years. But there are worries that this will result in excessive queues where French border checks are carried out, such as St Pancras Station in London and the Port of Dover.
Phil Smith, UK coach manager at trade body the Confederation of Passenger Transport, said: “It is vital – for coach passengers and the s.
