Tourism Chiefs and European Ferry Ports Sound Alarm over Summer Border Chaos
- European ferry ports warn that the EU's new Entry/Exit System could cause long border delays this summer, potentially impacting tourism.
- A survey by the World Travel & Tourism Council found that 33% of travelers from the UK, US, Canada, and Australia might avoid the Schengen area if wait times frequently exceed three hours.
- The EES replaces manual passport stamping with digital records and biometric data collection, with some locations experiencing congestion and delays, including the Port of Dover.
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Tourism chiefs and European ferry ports sound alarm over summer border chaos
European ferry ports have sounded the alarm about the impact of the EU's new EES checks this summer at the same time as global tourism chiefs say travellers from around the world are being put off by the prospect of long border delays in Europe.
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) warned today that prolonged border delays linked to the introduction of the new European Entry/Exit System (EES) could threaten up to 41 million visitors and $45.4 billion in visitor spending from four of Europe's most important markets.
Deployed in the Schengen area, the EES system needs to strengthen border controls through biometrics. If the system has broad support, the WTTC and the French airports will be able to...
Prolonged delays at the borders of the European Union as a result of the implementation of the new Entry and Exit System (ESS) could put at risk up to 41 million visitor arrivals from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia, four of the most important issuing markets, and $45.4 billion in tourism expenditure (approximately €39 billion), according to the findings of a study commissioned by the World Travel and Tourism Council …
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has warned this Monday that delays at the borders associated with the implementation of the new European Entry and Exit System (EES) could put at risk up to 41 million visitor arrivals and $45.4 billion (39.330.90 million [...] The WTTC entry number 39.4 billion tourism expenditure threatened by delays with the new border system appears first in Forbes Spain.
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has warned that prolonged delays at borders associated with the introduction of the new European Entry/Exit System (EES
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