Travel Sector Slams Proposed ETIAS Fee Hike as ‘Disproportionate’

Travel sector slams proposed ETIAS fee hike as ‘disproportionate’

As the European travel industry continues to struggle with rising costs and labour issues, travel leaders have voiced concerns about the ETIAS fee increase potentially undermining competitiveness.

European tour operators against the increase of the fee for the ETIAS system from 7 to 20 euros

Brussels – Associations of European airlines and the tourism sector opposed the European Commission’s proposal to increase the fee for the ETIAS system from the initially proposed seven to 20 euros.  According to the regulation for the introduction of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS), which is expected to become operational in the last quarter of 2026, all citizens of third countries that are not EU members and wh…

European travel sector raises concern over ETIAS fee hike - Aviation Business News

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EU travel trade raises objections to hike in ETIAS fee

Rate this post European Tourism Association (ETOA), a body representing the travel and tourism industry in Europe, has expressed its concerns over the European Commission’s recent proposal to increase the ETIAS travel authorisation fee from EUR 7 to EUR 20 per application, nearly a threefold increase compared to the original amount agreed in 2018. In a press statement, ETOA says that European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), …

Europe’s Travel Sector Sounds Alarm Over €20 ETIAS Fee Hike

European travel and tourism leaders urge the EU to reconsider tripling the ETIAS fee, warning it could hurt visitor numbers and undermine the bloc’s global appeal.

Travel and tourism sector raises “deep concern” over proposed ETIAS fee increase

A group of European travel and tourism associations, including HOTREC, Airlines 4 Europe, and the European Federation of Rural Tourism, has expressed “deep concern” over the European Commission’s proposal to hike the cost of ETIAS travel authorisations from €7 to €20, and is calling on Europe’s legislators to reject the more expensive fee. The nearly threefold increase on the originally proposed cost, expected to come into force in late 2026, “r…