Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month or so, chances are you’ve come across the horror stories coming out of Europe lately. As in, the long, snaking wait lines starting at security and extending all the way to the exterior of the terminal building. They all have one main culprit: the …

From the cobbled streets, to the vintage cafés where you can gorge on all the home-baked bread and pastries you want without feeling bloated or putting on weight, to the medieval castles perched on hills that look like they were sketched by Walt Disney himself—or more like, inspired the legend, per se… Europe is calling …

Last year, the European Union took Americans by surprise when it started rolling out a new Entry-Exit System (EES) that involves fingerprinting all foreign visitors to ensure they comply with visitor rules. For context, as a tourist, you only get 90 days (out of any 180-day period) across the border-free Schengen Area, which comprises most …

You’ve booked the flights, dreamed of the culture and are counting down the days until your European getaway. But a new, high-tech security system being rolled out at major airports is turning that dream arrival into long lines and delays for Americans landing in some European destinations. While some Americans are flying through the new …

This year, Americans will start getting fingerprinted when traveling to most European countries, as part of the new Entry/Exit System applying to all non-European visitors. Commonly called EES, this new system will see the introduction of new biometric data collection kiosks across European airports. Once operational, tourists will need to give their fingerprints and scan …

Following in the footsteps of Croatia, which announced only last week that Americans will start getting fingerprinted once landing in the country, it’s now time for the second most popular destination worldwide to impose the same requirement. Having hosted a record-breaking 94 million tourists last year, only behind France, Spain is the second European country …

For decades, the ritual of entering Europe has been the same: a friendly greeting, a quick glance at your passport, and that satisfying ‘thump’ of a fresh passport stamp. But that whole process is about to change in a big way, and the first major shift is happening next month. Here at Travel Off Path, …

After many years of delays, it’s finally happening, my friends. No, not the Electronic Travel Authorization, the other (equally) bureaucratic hurdle facing travelers when landing in the European Union (EU) in the near future—and this includes Americans. The 27-country-strong block is gearing up to launch its much-postponed Entry-Exit System, commonly shortened to EES, as early …

Even though we’re still some months away from the highly anticipated border reforms of Europe, authorities are already predicting a ‘massive increase’ in wait times at entry points from 2023. Next year, newcomers who do not need a visa will need to apply for a new travel permit, as well as be fingerprinted when crossing …

Europe may have fully reopened after nearly three years of strict health screenings pertaining to the pandemic, but this does not mean it is getting lax about immigration or easing border rules. Beginning next year, the continent is enacting enact three big changes affecting American visitors directly, as well as other non-Europeans. A majority of …

Europe is tightening security and clamping down hard on immigration. Besides the roll-out of a new travel authorization scheme, set to be implemented next year and making visits to the continent more bureaucratic, Brussels will soon start requiring foreigners to register fingerprints and be photographed when visiting. This includes Americans. For years, the European Union …