The big change coming to European travel soon
Also: 85% off a first-class ticket and a primo Lake Superior city View in Browser 08.31.24 In travel news this week: an accidental megadeal on first-class tickets, the world's best-connected airport and why now is a good time to plan a trip to Europe. Plus a bit of relief for those of you traveling this Labor Day weekend . By Maureen O'Hare 🇪🇺 Goodbye to EU passport stamps Évora, Portugal. (Iñigo Fdz de Pinedo/Moment RF/Getty Images) Paper mementoes of our travels, from boarding cards to even passports themselves, are fast moving into obsolescence. The inky, smudgy joy of a fresh passport stamp will be a thing of the past for visitors to the 29 countries of the European Union Schengen Area starting November 10. That's when the new automated Entry/Exit System (EES) comes into effect. It's separate from the delayed ETIAS visa waiver program , which is due to start in the first half of