Easter travel warning for UK passport holders
Check the ‘date of expiry’ to make sure it has the required amount of months left when you return, as most countries in Europe will require at least three months’ validity.

New security controls for Europeans heading for the UK next month.
New security controls for Europeans heading for the UK next month.
Start applying for UK entry visa now
The ETA is a permit to travel to the United Kingdom that the British Government requires of all travellers who do not need a visa and are travelling for short stays (less than six months).
The five key documents Spain may ask you for on arrival
Border guards will look at your entry and exit stamps to check you have not overstayed the 90-day visa-free limit for the Schengen area.
Mallorca calls for the intervention of Frontex to deal with the migration crisis
Balearics have become an established and expanding migratory route due to their proximity to Algeria and the lack of effective controls.

The cost of getting into the UK could rise by 60 percent.
The cost of getting into the UK could rise by 60 percent.
British passport alert travelling to Mallorca
Britons can now only stay in Schengen countries for up to 90 days within a six-month period. Before Brexit, you could stay as long as you wanted.
Mallorca calls for immediate scrapping of tourist registration scheme
Concern it will a direct impact on the competitiveness of Mallorcan tourism.

Mounting concerns about airport chaos for Britons.
Mounting concerns about airport chaos for Britons.
Britons could be “stuck” on planes at Mallorca airport
“In the worst case you actually can’t disembark, you hold people on the plane.”
Britons being warned of months of airport delays
“It is evident that many border controls are simply not ready for the new processes and, with customer awareness of the scheme currently extremely low, long queues, along with some unavoidable chaos and confusion, are unfortunately likely.”
Date confirmed for new British EU travel visa
Visitors from the UK will have to obtain a new electronic travel authorisation to enter 30 European countries.
Easter chaos at Palma airport
Ironically there has been a gig fall in the number of international flights at Palma this Easter.
British tourists warned to renew passports before April 11 to avoid extra costs
The new fees include those newly applying or renewing their passport.
New EU and UK border controls – EES, ETIAS and ETA
These new systems are simply travel authorisations for short stays and are not visas.
The “green certificate” is still valid for British residents in Spain
While both the UK and Spanish government do recommend UK nationals exchange their green certificate or card for the TIE, there is no legal obligation to do so in Spain.
Balearics has fourth most stress-free airport in Europe
Border controls at airports such as palma causing high stress levels.

Extra strike action planned in the UK.
Extra strike action planned in the UK.
- Spain at boiling point over eggs!
- Now there's a proposal for a fifteen-year residency requirement to buy a home in the Balearics
- A Good Friday. Britain's biggest cruise ship heads for Palma for Easter
- Ryanair launches subscription that waives fees for reserved seats and insurance
- Super luxury British hotels set to open in Mallorca this summer