On 14 September 2024, the European Union launched its website for ETIAS, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System. The scheme will start being applied from May 2025.
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United Kingdom introduces mandatory Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for US, Canada, Australia, EU citizens from 2025
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is expanding its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme to citizens of the European Union. Applying for the British ETA will cost you 10 pounds sterling.
Spain demands your personal data before you travel there
Starting 1 October 2024, the Ministry of the Interior in Spain want tourists and visitors to register personal information such as payment details, email addresses and telephone numbers. The tourism and catering sectors are confused and do not know what to do or what to think of all that.
REVIEW | On board the NS ICNG-B on the Brussels – Antwerp – Rotterdam – Schiphol Airport – Amsterdam – Lelystad route
Benelux, Amsterdammer or Brusselaar. The intercity train service linking Brussels in Belgium to Amsterdam in the Netherlands has many names and has a long history. From December 2024, there will be two Benelux trains per hour. The ‘IC Snel‘ (‘IC Rapid‘) and the ‘IC Traag‘ (‘IC Slow‘). Those names are said to be temporary. The…
Which flags get to fly at Antwerp City Hall?
Today is the National Holiday of Belgium. On 21 July 1831, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha took the constitutional oath to become King of the Belgians. But I want to look at something else.
SWITZERLAND | Introducing Basel
Switzerland will host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. But which city in the Helvetic Confederation will welcome the thousands of artists, media people and fans? Geneva, Sankt Gallen, Basel and Fribourg have already expressed their interest. Other obvious options are Zurich and Bern. And why not Lausanne? Swiss broadcaster Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) also…
SWITZERLAND | Introducing Geneva
Switzerland will host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. But which city in the Helvetic Confederation will welcome the thousands of artists, media people and fans? Geneva, Sankt Gallen, Basel and Fribourg have already expressed their interest. Other obvious options are Zurich and Bern. And why not Lausanne? Swiss broadcaster Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) also…
ZOMER VAN ANTWERPEN 2024 | Programme and highlights for 30 years of ‘Summer of Antwerp’ festival
Zomer van Antwerpen (ZVA), or Summer of Antwerp, now exists thirty years. In these three decades, I have only rarely attended activities or performances because they often clashed with my work schedule, travel plans or were sold out. Still, ZVA has been a fixture of Antwerp summers and is very popular. This year the festival…
‘EasyJet of the rails’ GoVolta delays debut to Berlin for 2025, Paris for 2026
In 2023, GoVolta announced it would start operating supercheap trains from the Netherlands and from Belgium to Germany, France, Switzerland and Denmark from May 2024. Of course, this didn’t happen. GoVolta is now looking towards 2025 for Berlin and 2026 for Paris.
Vancouver & Whistler 2023
In May and June 2023, we travelled from east to west across Canada. From Halifax in Nova Scotia to Montreal in Quebec, to Toronto in Ontario, to Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia. Along the way some night trains and commuter trains, the Niagara Falls and – imagine this – a bus journey. A true…