Visit Mechelen, the tourism office of Mechelen (Malines, Mechlin) launched a programme putting the spotlight on the city’s Burgundian history. With a listening walk, visitors can experience the atmosphere of the 14th and 15th centuries as they walk through the Flemish city. On top of the St Rumbold’s Tower (Sint-Rombioutstoren) they can see with virtual…
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European Union, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein introduce European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) from May 2025
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.
RAIL | Will new EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas facilitate pan-European train tickets?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen from Germany has nominated Apostolos Tzitzikostas from Greece for the portfolio of Sustainable Transport & Tourism. If the EPP politician gets approval from the European Parliament, he will be the the Commissioner responsible for railway travel. Both the International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) and the Community…
Do engineering works in Germany’s railways block European Sleeper from operating night trains from Brussels to Prague?
Non-governmental night train operator European Sleeper fears that it will have to stop the night train from Brussels in Belgium to Berlin in Germany and Prague in Czechia from the summer of 2025. In a press release reported by Treinreizeiger.nl, European Sleeper says that there are gaps in the timetable that will make it impossible…
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…
European Sleeper night train service from the Netherlands and Belgium to Barcelona delayed to 2026
A night train service from the Netherlands and Belgium to Barcelona in Spain? Not before 2026. European Sleeper announces a delay and blames SNCF Réseau, the railway infrastructure manager in France.
PORTUGAL | Three days in Lisbon
Easter Holiday 2024. Danny and Sam visited Porto in February, I visited the capital, Lisbon, in April with Steve, Philippe and Nicolas. I had my free week during a school holiday and as the boys work in education, I made the best of it. We chose Portugal for its convenience and our hope for fair…
Mr Gay Europe 2026 contest to cruise with VACAYA at summer’s end
In 2026, the Mr Gay Europe contest will take place on a gay cruise, specifically a VACAYA cruise. “The finals will take place on board an all-LGBT+ cruise spanning nine days in late summer 2026 alongside the world’s leading LGBT+ vacation company, VACAYA”, the press release says.
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