Spain, France, and Italy Introduce New Border Checks with EES: Travelers Must Provide Biometric Data, Affecting International Airlines and Hotel Bookings - Travel And Tour World

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Travelers can make border control friendly changes to their travel plans and keep their overall travel experience to Europe, and border countries, uplifting.
58% : While it promises greater efficiency in the long run, the immediate impact includes longer wait times at border control, affecting not only travelers but also airlines and the hospitality industry.
58% : The French government collaborates with airline companies and border control agencies to provide the new procedures information to the passengers prior to travel.
58% : Travel control systems will continue to inform travelers about changes as the system fully integrates into Spain border control systems and the rest of the Schengen countries follow suit.
57% : What Travelers Need to Know With the adoption of the new EES border regime, the EU has positioned itself to consolidate and secure its borders in the Schengen visa area.
57% : The objective is to streamline the passing of the manual control and, thus, the flow of border control.
55% : Border controls affecting flights and cross border travel for tourists and business travelers between Europe and non EU4 countries including the UK, USA, China and India are being adapted to implement biometric border controls.
55% : Non-EU travelers will provide biometric data when arriving at the EES, and this will be taken at automated border control kiosks.
53% : As part of the new system, all travelers from non-EU countries will be subject to biometric capture of fingerprints and face scans at automated border control kiosks.
53% : Change is never easy, but the Entry/Exit System in the European Union is a game changer when it comes to how travelers engage with border control.
50% : More guests will have to present their biometric data to border control to be checked and confirmed.
43% : It is bound to cause temporary inconveniences and hold up border control in Spain, France, and Italy, but the system's long term border control efficiency and travel experience benefits will outweigh the costs.

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