Visiting Europe cost increases.....

Against the thousands one spends for a trans Atlantic trip 13 euro probably ends up being 0.0x% of the total cost.

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Did anyone actually believe that the fee would actually be €7?

Since I can well afford the extravagant cost, I look forward to it...strolling through the near empty Louvre, no lines at the Anne Frank house, simply walking right into the Vatican Museum...what joy. It will obviously eliminate all the low class riff-raff there now, except for the old geezers shuffling on the streets. /s

As an old geezer I’m exempt from the fee, so I can shuffle right in front of Paul.

Okay, I checked the website and couldn’t find the answer to my question. At what age of geezerhood do you not have to pay?

Edit: Nevermind, I just saw that it is 70.

In the FAQ:

"When applying using this official ETIAS website, you will be charged a fee of EUR 20. Applicants who are under 18 or over 70 years of age are exempt from this payment. Also exempt are family members of EU citizens and family members of non-EU nationals who have the right to move freely throughout the European Union."

The cost is strongly increasing because the €, £ & CHF are very strong against the weaker USD, CAD & AUD.

The ETIAS fee is only €7.

I missed that! Ok. €20 fee is still good for 3 years or when your passport expires — which ever comes first. Doesn’t apply to those under 18 or over 70.

This is not going to make one’s trip that much more expensive compared with the effect the much stronger €, £ and CHF have over the $ in the US, Canada & Australia. That’s a really big concern.

joe,

I noted in my post in the second sentence that the ETIAS is not currently applicable..... >"When the ETIAS is finally implemented". Posting the article was simply meant as information.

Hmm. I thought this thread was going to be about the sinking value of the USD against the euro, which actually does have a significant effect on the cost of travel.

Hmm. I thought this thread was going to be about the sinking value of the USD against the euro, which actually does have a significant effect on the cost of travel.

This was precisely what I thought too!

All the grumbling about the dropping Dollar is silly. Take a long term view, the current value of ~$1.17 is pretty typical of what it has been for the last 10 years, and much better than it was the 10 years previous to that. If the exchange rate is the determinate as to whether you travel or not, then at the current rate you were maybe a bit optimistic.

Of course now inflation, that might be a concern.

All the grumbling about the dropping Dollar is silly. Take a long term view, the current value of ~$1.17 is pretty typical of what it has been for the last 10 years, and much better than it was the 10 years previous to that. If the exchange rate is the determinate as to whether you travel or not

The exchange rate is meaningful to me. I don't regard a substantial decrease in purchasing power to be a "silly" concern. And "long-term" averages don't detract from reality: the dollar has dropped, and it's a problem for many of us. It's not a determinant of travel for me, but that's immaterial to my (and everyone's) right to comment on the fact and decry the political decisions that have brought it about.

The exchange rate is meaningful to me. I don't regard a substantial decrease in purchasing power to be a "silly" concern. And "long-term" averages don't detract from reality: the dollar has dropped, and it's a problem for many of us.

Well stated!! Some people apparently don’t have to worry about the weaker dollar; the reality is many of us do, however.

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Amazingly we were able to book our Delta economy seats this spring for just under $900… DTW to Berlin for nxt month’s trip. Cheapest rates we have ever paid for Delta thru our 20 yrs plus to Europe. Bet that was a temporary fluke!?
And guess I am also glad we qualify for the geezer statehood ETIAS passes.