Category: Schengen Visa News

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Spain To Scrap Public Transport Mask Rule

Spain is the UK’s leading holiday destination and millions of British holidaymakers travel there every year.  Spain announced its plan to end the public transport facemask rule. On 26 January, Spanish Health Minister Carolina Darias confirmed that face masks would no longer be compulsory on public transport, a measure that has been in place in…
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Brexit Passport Checks Leads To Fewer Passengers On Eurostar

Hundreds of seats are deliberately going unsold on Eurostar trains as the cross-Channel train operator struggles with post-Brexit passport checks. The company’s Chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave said with post-Brexit border checks and current levels of border staff, there were “bottlenecks” in stations. “We have a main issue in Eurostar terminals because of the new boarding…
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Travel Warning Due To UK Border Force Strike

Holidaymakers are being warned to expect disruption at UK airports next week as Border Force staff have confirmed further strike action. The proposed strike is set to start on 01 February until 7 am on 02 February. The Public and Commercial Service (PCS) will be walking out in “the largest civil service strike for years”.…
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60,000 Free Train Tickets Up For Grabs In France And Germany

To promote eco-friendly train travel, France and Germany are giving away tickets to young French and German nationals. French and German transport ministers, Clément Beaune and Volker Wissing, jointly announced in a press release that 60,000 free train tickets would be made available to young people to help facilitate exchange between the two countries this…
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Travel Warning: Travel To France In January 2023

After widespread travel disruption caused by strikes last year, more industrial action is set to take place across Europe in 2023. Last week, on the 19 January, there was a mass strike action across France causing a halt in flights and trains. French workers took industrial action in protest of their government’s proposed plan to…
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