Carlos Pinto de Sá, the mayor of Évora, Portugal, has made an announcement about plans of introducing a tourist tax from early next year. According to Pinto de Sá, they would present the draft regulation at a council meeting for getting the opinion of local officials. The regulation is related […]
According to the Portuguese authorities, police in the country have begun to take measures against all foreigners visiting the country who do not comply with the visa rules for visitors. The Public Security Police stated that foreigners who have an expired visa and are staying in the territory of Portugal […]
Tourists visiting Greece will now have to pay a fee of €20. This fee will be applicable on tourists who arrive on cruise ships to visit its renowned islands, Mykonos and Santorini. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Greece, said that they had decided to impose this fee in light […]
From September 2024, people visiting Italy’s Tuscany, who are not residents of the European Union, may have to pay for emergency hospital care. According to the authorities, this measure would provide hospitals in the region some relief. After all, there is an increasing number of foreign tourists coming to Italy. […]
One of the most popular destinations in the world, Barcelona, has decided to hike its tourist tax fee once more. It had previously increased the said tax in April of the year to €3.25. The latest increase will push it up to €4. The city council has decided to implement […]
Temperatures have soared to record highs in the European continent. Some of the countries have already issued warnings in light of the death cases and wildfires that broke out. Now, tourists have been warned to exercise caution when traveling to popular EU destinations, such as Spain, Italy and Greece. This […]
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) issued a new report. It disclosed that the tourism industry in France saw its contribution to the GDP record a year-on-year increase of 6% in the previous year. The contribution rose to a new high of about €246 billion. Most importantly, the Travel […]
The UK government recently conducted a new survey. It showed that once the new Entry/Exit System (EES) of the European Union comes into effect travel to the bloc will reduce. According to the results, one in seven Brits are less likely to travel to the EU. The UK’s Department for […]
The Dominican Republic wants to make it easy for its citizens to travel to the European Union. In order to accomplish this goal, it is trying to reach a visa-free travel agreement with the bloc. Luis Abinader, the President of the Dominican Republic, recently had a meeting with Sergio Mattarella, […]
There are no visa appointment slots available to foreign residents in the UAE to apply for a Schengen visa in July or August in order to enter the EU. Travel agents have revealed that all appointments for Schengen visas have been fully booked until the end of August. No slots […]