Major changes to hand luggage rules and how Brits enter Europe are among some of impacts of travel rules due to change in 2024.
If next year is anything like this one, then travel will boom. Off the back of the coronavirus lockdowns growing numbers of people have been jetting away, bringing flight numbers close to the pre-pandemic highs.
Claudia Gualdi, Travel Intelligence Data Lead at Riskline, spoke with Milo Boyd, Travel Reporter at the Mirror about the travel rules in 2024.
Who can go to which country and how easily is a constantly evolving and live question. Over the next year there will be multiple changes to the visa regime internationally.
Claudia Gualdi, travel intelligence data lead at Riskline, told the Mirror: “We have seen many countries easing visa requirements lately, even during limited periods of time for trial periods to boost tourism.
“In January we have the visa-free regime for Kosovo. Kosovan passport holders will be able to enter Schengen Area. Iran and Russia have signed an agreement for January, while Israel is joining the US waiver programme. Finland recently closed most of its border with Russia. It is quite active times for Europe.”
Claudia noted that a big current trend in international travel is the “ongoing digitalisation of visas”. This is due to happen in the Schengen Area. On October 6 next year an automated IT system for registering travellers from third-countries, both short-stay visa holders and visa exempt travellers, will come into force. This has been referred to as the Entry/Exit System or EES.
Once this is up and running, an electronic visa system – EU Travel Information & Authorisation System, or ETIAS, will be introduced, likely in early 2025. This will see most non-EU citizens who travel to the bloc charged €7.
