Ski holidays were made for free spirits and people young at heart. Many of the best ski holidays available can be found across Europe, so you don’t have to contemplate a long trip to find one. Europe offers a range of different destinations to ski. From well-known ski resorts found in France, Austria, and Switzerland, … Read more
ETIAS stands for: European Travel Information and Authorisation System. From mid 2025, the European Commission plans to launch a US style electronic travel authorisation system (ETIAS). It was first announced in 2016 by the European Commission. Although negotiations are ongoing, it’s important to note that an ETIAS is not a visa. It’s a visa-waiver. The … Read more
Train holidays are a great way to escape the challenges of air travel, such as flight disruptions, or simply the hustle and bustle of an overcrowded airport. When you embrace train travel you can escape the crowds to admire a county or countries by travelling through them – not over. Plus, you will reduce your … Read more
Travelling with your dog to Europe may appeal to you if you usually holiday with your pet or assistance dog in the UK. However, have you considered a new adventure together across Europe? As it’s national dog day in August, we wanted to look at the logistics of travelling with dogs to Europe. In this … Read more
Travel to Europe has gotten much easier since the peak of the pandemic. So European holidays are now an option – hurray! The best thing is that you can reach the majority by rail, water, air – or even throughout an air and rail trip. All you need to do is follow the safety measures … Read more
Air travel is something that we should be able to do as safely as possible, as the world opens up. As we all know, Coronavirus has no intention of going on holiday. However, this doesn’t mean that we can’t. Safe travel options have gradually been put in place for us all to escape the UK. … Read more
If like approximately two-thirds of Brits, you have a valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), you may have wondered if you’ll still be able to use it after Brexit. At the time of publishing this blog, there are less than 60 days until the UK is set to leave the European Union (EU), and still … Read more
Brexit has appeared in our blog a few times over the last 18 months. In our last Brexit article ‘Brexit – An Update from our underwriters’ we delivered an update from our insurers. This built on our travel advice that highlighted the impact on travel to Europe post-Brexit and what you needed to know. Since then, … Read more
The communication below has been issued by Travel Insurance Facilities Ltd. in light of Brexit: We are working to ensure that business continues as usual, no matter the outcome leading up to the 31st October 2019. We are continuing to monitor the outcome of Brexit negotiations and the influence these will have on the travel … Read more
While we do now know that we won’t be leaving the EU today (the 29th March), there is still plenty of uncertainty over when and how Brexit will happen. Whether it happens on the 12th April, 22nd May or some other date in the future, what we are sure of is that when the United … Read more
