TRAVEL ALERT ✈️ Europe’s ETIAS requirements

TRAVEL ALERT IF YOU'RE TRAVELING TO EUROPE. ANOTHER BIG CHANGE ABOUT WHEN WE'LL NEED A WAIVER TO GET INTO 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THIS IS THE ETIAS, WHERE YOU HAVE TO APPLY BEFORE YOU GO, YOU PAY A FEE TO HAVE IT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT OR YOU CAN'T GET ON THE PLANE. ORIGINALLY, THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE, THE ONLY ONE YOU WANT TO USE, SAID IT WILL START SOMETIME IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2026. I TOLD YOU I'D STAY ON TOP OF FOR YOU, AND THE WEBSITE I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE UPDATE OF WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW NOW, AND ALSO A BIG MISTAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MAKING. MY NAME'S KAREN SCHALER. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME YET, I'VE TRAVELED TO MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES FOR MY TRAVEL THERAPY TV SHOW, AND I'M HERE SHARING DAILY TRAVEL TIPS AND TRICKS TO HELP YOU TRAVEL A LITTLE BIT LESS STRESSFUL. AND I'M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS. SO LET'S GO TO THE WEBSITE. HERE'S WHAT IT SAYS NOW. ETIAS IS CURRENTLY NOT IN OPERATION. NO APPLICATIONS FOR TRAVEL ARE COLLECTED AT THIS POINT. THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL INFORM ABOUT THE SPECIFIC DATE FOR THE START OF ETIAS SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO ITS LAUNCH. BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM OF PEOPLE SEE. OKAY? IT DOESN'T SAY 2026. IT'S HAPPENING IN 2027. NO, THAT IS NOT GUARANTEED YET. CAUSE WE'RE HEARING THEY'RE GOING TO MEET AGAIN IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR AND DISCUSS. DOES IT JUST NEED TO BE MOVED BACK A MONTH OR SO? MEANING YOU WOULD I. A. S. TRAVEL WAIVER LATER IN 2026. YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THIS? HARD IF YOU'RE A TRIP TO EUROPE. HAS THIS CHANGED? IF YOU'RE GOING LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS. I'M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE LATEST ETI NEWS? ABOUT YOU, BUT I MY TRIPS. THEM TO PICK A DATE AND