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22nd June 2026
Venice Mayor wants to charge day visitors up to €50 on peak dates
Venice mayor Simone Venturini has proposed raising the city’s tourist entrance fee for day-trippers ‘on particularly busy days’.
Venice introduced its trial day-tripper tax for 29 days in 2024
with visitors paying €5 (£3.46) fee to enter the city at weekends and holiday dates between 25 April and mid-July.
22nd June 2026
Luton Airport rail links disrupted until end of week after train crash
Passengers travelling to and from London Luton Airport are being warned to expect significant disruption for at least the next week following Friday’s fatal train collision near Bedford.
Network Rail has advised customers to travel only if their journey is essential after the crash, which involved two East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains and resulted in the death of a train driver and injuries to around 100 passengers.
7th May 2026
ABTA and the Government move to calm fears over flight cancellations
ABTA and the Government have issued new statements to ‘clarify and reassure’ customers following reports yesterday about flight cancellations.
Several news outlets warned customers to prepare for a large number of cancellations, based on data from aviation analyst Cirium. The data used was global and the number of cancellations was less than 1%.
6th May 2026
Cunard has announced details of its 2028 programme,
Cunard has announced details of its 2028 programme, featuring 190 voyages across 36 countries between April 2028 and January 2029.
The programme will include calls at 125 ports worldwide
21st April 2026
Greece Temporarily Suspends EES
Greece has temporarily lifted the requirement for UK passport holders to complete biometric registration, a key component of the European Union’s new Entry-Exit System (EES).
The EES became fully operational across 29 Schengen Zone countries on 10 April, following a six-month transition period. Under this system, travellers from non-EU countries—including the UK—are required to provide biometric data, such as facial scans and fingerprints.