It is also feared that the new system will lead to long queues at border control. easyJet has said: “There may be longer queues at border control while this new system is being implemented and as people go through it for the first time.
“If you have a transfer included in your package or have booked a private transfer, we’re working closely with our transfer partners to make sure they know about the extra time at border control for your airport pick up and drop off. This might mean that your return transfer will pick you up earlier than you’d expect.”
And a number of Britons have already been spooked with the new scheme forcing some Britons to alter their holiday plans and opt for destinations where extra paperwork is not required.
From November 1 everyone entering the EU will have to get their photograph and fingerprints taken as part of the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES).
What is more, before the new entry exit scheme is introduced, from October 1, despite the objection from the hotel sector, UK tourists will need to provide over a host of new information when checking in to their accommodation. The new rule applies to both domestic and foreign tourists.
However, hoteliers are not impressed and have called on the government to scrap it. At the moment hotels and apartment blocks make a copy of your passport or identity card which is then handed to police. Hoteliers has said that the new check-in rules may be a breach of European Law and have called for a government review, but time is running out.
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Morgan WilliamsAre you taking the same view when the UK introduce the same system 2025 at the price of £10? So the UK are following "the slaves" too.
The US started this anti-British nonsense with their ESTA system. Now their EU slaves are doing it too (albeit much cheaper than the yanks). Still, the UK should equally threaten the US with impoverishment if they don't shut it down. I mean, how would they survive without our money?
Like many we are getting our final visit to Majorca in before the chaos begins and despite being a property owner on the island we will give the EU a big miss until the EES is either working properly or even better binned completely. Some EU countries are rebelling and not implementing the system anyway so all in all pretty pointless with porous borders throughout the EU.