TRAVEL IN THE EU POST BREXIT

Thanks to the pandemic, few of us will have had much opportunity to cross to mainland Europe for leisure since the end of the Brexit transition period. But when leisure travel is once more back on the agenda, there are important changes to documentation, legislation and allowances that must now be considered, and preparations made weeks in advance (in the case of travelling with pets or updating passports) before embarking on a tour.

1 PASSPORTS

Is your passport still within date? A passport must have six months’ remaining validity and be less than 10 years old, even if it has six months left on it. The rules do not apply for travel to Ireland.

2 GLOBAL HEALTH INSURANCE CARD (GHIC)

This free card replaces the