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End of an era for passport stamps EU border system enters the digital age

End of an era for passport stamps? EU border system enters the digital age

According to the EU, manually stamping passports “takes time…and does not allow a systematic detection of overstayers.” Many visitors view passport stamps as badges of distinction because they provide a sentimental paper trail of their travels. But when entering the Schengen Area, they might soon become obsolete. With the new automated Entry/Exit System (EES), which […]

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Tourist taxes All of the countries you will have to pay to enter in 2023

Tourist taxes: All of the countries you will have to pay to enter in 2023

Here is everything you need to know because we did the research for you. This year, traveller numbers have virtually returned to pre-pandemic levels, which has boosted popular tourism destinations that suffered during COVID-19 restrictions and closures. However, some well-known tourist destinations are already worried that overtourism-related issues will recur. Due to this, some decided

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Ouigo, Avlo and Lumo These cheap European train companies are competing with budget airlines

Ouigo, Avlo and Lumo: These cheap European train companies are competing with budget airlines

Low-cost railroads are competing with low-cost flights, but without the carbon emissions. Many environmentally concerned tourists experience flying guilt, yet they still find it difficult to say no to really inexpensive airfares. According to a 2021 research by the UK consumer organisation Which?, trains on common routes generate six times fewer emissions than aeroplanes but

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Post-COVID 'revenge travel' has gone big. And the revenge is sweet Access to the comments

Post-COVID ‘revenge travel’ has gone big. And the revenge is sweet Access to the comments

According to Chris Lanckbeen, many customers now have a fresh passion for travel after going through lockdowns that made it practically difficult to travel internationally. As a result, there is a trend where many individuals are travelling more frequently and for longer periods of time. You’re not the only one who has been itching to

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Itching to get away this summer Remember the six stages of transformative travel

Itching to get away this summer? Remember the six stages of transformative travel

I left on a motorbike in June 2022 for a 10,650-mile, six-week journey from Tennessee to Alaska and back, just taking my GPS and phone. Despite the horror stories of cancelled and delayed flights, the ride marked the beginning of a year of research-related travel, and I couldn’t be happier. People were travelling pretty much

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Disneyland Is Closing 3 Beloved Rides This Summer — What to Know If You're Planning a Trip

Disneyland Is Closing 3 Beloved Rides This Summer — What to Know If You’re Planning a Trip

This summer, Disneyland will temporarily shut down a number of its most well-known attractions as the California theme park undertakes renovations. A Disneyland representative told Travel + Leisure that the three rides Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Peter Pan’s Flight, and Alice in Wonderland will be shutting down. On June 5, all of the rides will

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You Can Dine in Center Field at 3 Iconic Baseball Stadiums This Summer — on Meals by James Beard Award-honored Chefs

You Can Dine in Center Field at 3 Iconic Baseball Stadiums This Summer — on Meals by James Beard Award-honored Chefs

Thanks to the James Beard Foundation, baseball fans can eat on the field this summer at three renowned ballparks across the nation. According to the foundation’s “Stadium Chef Series” organisers, the special dinner events will be held at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Boston’s Fenway Park and Minneapolis’ Target Field. Highly regarded regional and nominated chefs will

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Road to Pittsburgh: New Delhi Accelerates Action in the Global Clean Energy Community

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United States Joins With Indian Diaspora Luminaries to Celebrate 75 Years of U.S.-India Relations

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage,

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