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EU nations endorse expansion of bloc's borderless travel zone

Citizens from nine new EU member nations, most in Eastern Europe, will be able to travel passport-free to most other countries in the bloc as of Dec. 21, after EU justice and interior ministers on Thursday endorsed landmark plans to lift border checks.

iht.com

Labels: borderless travel zone, Europe

posted by iTravelnet news  # 5:32 AM

9 new EU members to join borderless travel zone Dec. 21

EU officials reached a tentative agreement on the date that nine of the bloc's new members would join the borderless travel zone, setting it for Dec. 21...

iht.com

Labels: Europe, schengen

posted by iTravelnet news  # 6:07 PM

French strike expected to affect travel elsewhere in Europe

A strike by public sector workers, which is expected to shut down significant portions of the French transportation system Thursday, will create ripple effects for travelers elsewhere in Europe.

iht.com

Labels: Europe, France, strike

posted by iTravelnet news  # 4:32 PM

Passport-free travel in Europe

Planned expansion of the Schengen area provokes anxiety across Europe.

economist.com

Labels: Europe, passport, schengen

posted by iTravelnet news  # 4:56 PM

New rules for disabled air travel

A European law that will improve air travel for disabled and older people has come into effect.

news.bbc.co.uk

Labels: air travel, disabled, Europe

posted by iTravelnet news  # 12:44 PM

You've never had it so good

Many air fares in Europe are a third of what they were in the early 1990s.

telegraph.co.uk

Labels: airfare, Europe, low cost

posted by iTravelnet news  # 2:22 PM

Fierce storms leave 29 dead

Torrential rain and hurricane force winds gusting at close to 170km/h have killed at least 29 people across Europe today.

theage.com.au

Labels: Europe, hurricane, storms

posted by iTravelnet news  # 4:11 PM

Travellers suffer from storm's aftermath

Rail and plane services across Europe struggled to return to normal after yesterday's severe weather conditions.

guardian.co.uk

Labels: Europe, travel, weather

posted by iTravelnet news  # 11:49 AM

No fly zone - ways to avoid planes

There are alternative routes to the Continent if you cannot or will not fly.

travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)

Labels: Europe, fly

posted by iTravelnet news  # 8:30 PM