Travel
EU to launch new Entry/Exit System in October — here’s what Monaco travellers need to know
From October, Monaco travellers without EU passports will face new digital checks under the EU’s Entry/Exit System, replacing stamps and tracking every trip into France and the Schengen area.
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Tickets from €19 on Paris-Nice overnight train
French national railway SNCF has started selling tickets for the revived Paris-Nice overnight service with a launch date set for mid-April.
EC investigating airline reimbursement policies
The European Commission has launched a preliminary inquiry into airlines after complaints by consumers that pandemic-related reimbursements are difficult to obtain.
Vaccine passport proposal coming this month
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday that the commission will be presenting legislation for a digital vaccine passport later this month.
Macron raises idea of “health pass”
French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a meeting with his government next week to discuss a new Europe-wide “health pass” to help reopen the country and EU borders for tourism.
Are vaccine passports the way forward?
As more governments consider the idea of vaccine passports as a way out of Covid restrictions on travel, some fear the documents will discriminate against those unable, or unwilling, to take the jab....
Entire flights now being tested at Nice airport
In a first for Nice Côte d’Azur airport, over a hundred passengers were given PCR tests upon landing in the French Riviera on Monday, marking the start of a new world order in Covid travel.
