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UK: Tourists will soon have to pay to cross the border
Foreigners will soon have to pay a certain amount to cross the British border, including European tourists. A consequence of Brexit that does not please everyone.
(France 2)
Foreigners will soon have to pay a certain amount to cross the British border, including European tourists. A consequence of Brexit that does not please everyone.
Soon, to see Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, or the London Eye, you will need more than just your passport. Because you will now have to pay to enter British soil. An electronic travel authorization will then be issued to you. This document will be mandatory to enter the United Kingdom from April 2025. It will cost 12 euros, and it will be valid for 2 years for stays of less than six months. It will be obtained online within 3 days.
The news has a bitter taste for French tourists present in London, Thursday September 12: “It will no longer be unexpected to say ‘come on, let’s have a weekend in London’, we will have to plan it”laments a passerby. “We’re not responsible for it in the end”comments another French woman talking about Brexit in a souvenir shop, who says she is still prepared to pay. The store manager, however, is worried: “When tourists have spent this money to come, they will not spend it on souvenirs”he fears.