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The federal government is launching a brand new initiative to assist UK travellers heading to the EU after the Brexit transition interval ends in December.
Anybody reserving a European journey for 2021 might be urged to go to a devoted internet web page.
From January, the UK will now not be following EU guidelines and travellers could must take further measures.
These could embrace having medical health insurance or a world drivers licence.
Crucially, it warns folks that they might be unable to journey until their passports are legitimate for not less than one other six months from their date of journey.
And passports have to be lower than 10 years outdated.
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Adverts will seem in print, reminding individuals of the altering guidelines round EU journey
The marketing campaign may even embrace promoting in on-line and print publications, in addition to on social media.
The recommendation says individuals may have to purchase medical health insurance as European Well being Insurance coverage Playing cards – which used to ensure UK travellers free or reduced-cost healthcare throughout a short lived keep throughout the EU, Norway and Switzerland – will now not be legitimate.
Pets and knowledge
Some nations could not recognise UK driving licences so travellers who need to drive might want to apply for a world driving allow.
The brand new course of for getting permission to take pets into the EU will take 4 months to finish, and UK telephone customers will now not get pleasure from automated toll-free knowledge roaming.
The data might be accessible on a web page of the federal government web site.
Wendy Morton, the minister for the European neighbourhood, stated the marketing campaign would assist travellers “by bringing collectively all the data they should know in a single place to allow them to plan upfront and get on with their journey.”
Figures from the ONS present that UK residents made 67m visits to EU nations in 2019.
Mark Tanzer, chief govt of the journey business physique Abta, stated: “Europe is residence to a few of the hottest locations for British holidaymakers.
“Many individuals might be planning for travelling to Europe subsequent 12 months, so Abta and its members are eager to work with the UK authorities to make prospects conscious of any modifications that may have an effect on their journey preparations.”