PASSPORT & VISA INFORMATION
Passports
Passports must be valid for a minimum of 6 months from your scheduled return date.
Visas
The European Union has launched a new digital border system, the Entry/Exit System (EES), on October 12, 2025.
Important: Starting 2026, Canadian passport holders travelling to Europe’s Schengen countries (plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway & Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino & Vatican City), will need to obtain an ETIAS permit. The permit application will be available online only, and each traveller will have to complete it at least 72 hours prior to the commencement of travel. For the latest information, please visit:
https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias/who-should-apply_en
United Kingdom – ETA Required from 2025: All visitors to the UK who currently do not need a visa will require an ETA in 2025. Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETAs) are a digital permission to travel to the UK. Canadian passport holders can start applying from November 27, 2024, for travel from 08 January 2025. For more information and to apply for an ETA:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta
For other than Canadian citizens, please check with the local consulate for entry requirements. Please make sure that all destinations to be visited or transited are verified with the applicable consulate(s) for entry requirements prior to departure, together with requirements for anyone travelling on non-Canadian passports.
HEALTH INFORMATION
COVID: Your travel arrangements could still be impacted by COVID. It is your responsibility to keep yourself and members of your travelling party informed of, and meet, all requirements in relation to your trip and any COVID-based restrictions. These should be constantly monitored prior to, and until your trip is complete, as they can change at any time, even while travelling overseas. The purchase of travel insurance with COVID coverage is highly recommended.
Travelling with medicines: Some countries have restrictions on travelling with medicines (prescriptions and/or non-prescription). It is the travellers’ responsibility to check these requirements.
INSURANCE
It is strongly recommended that clients purchase cancellation insurance to protect themselves against cancellation due to illness prior to or during travel. In the event of a traveller becoming ill during a tour and having not purchased insurance, all hospital and medical expenses are the traveller's responsibility.