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Since February 2025, business travellers have been able to present their digital identity card to TGV INOUI, OUIGO and Intercités inspectors. From last October, they have been able to present their driving licence during a roadside check, made available within the France Identité app, while awaiting the possibility to use it for car hire. Now, they will be able to...

The United States is not the only business destination to tighten its immigration rules. And unlike the US, the UK has been quick to act, with a logic that may escape some travellers. Since 25 February, travellers with dual nationality - including British nationality - have been required to present a valid...

Two rooms, two atmospheres: while the United States is working on additional constraints for travellers, and the United Kingdom is targeting dual nationals, France is preparing a smoother travel experience at airports. Passengers will be able to use their smartphone to check in and board their flight, thanks to the France Identité application. In practical terms, passengers will be able to use...

Could this be in response to Donald Trump's thunderous announcements, which follow one another in rapid succession? In any case, the pace of updates to the Henley Passport Index seems to be accelerating. Back in October, the authors of the report pointed to contrasting trajectories between the United States and China, with a significant loss of influence on the part of...

Reading this 2025 edition of the Henley Passport Index report, business travellers will perhaps be less focused than usual on the top three - Singapore, South Korea and Japan - whose Asian hegemony is no longer surprising. Or on France's position, generally stable in fifth place. It's...

The 2024 Henley Passport Index had crowned France - and five other countries - for the ability of its passport to open the doors of the world. The French, Italian, Spanish, German, Singaporean and Japanese passports gave access to 194 destinations around the world without a visa. Those days are gone now, with 195 destinations...

The 2024 edition of the Henley Passport Index will therefore have crowned the French passport as the most "powerful". However, France has to share top spot with three of its European neighbours - Italy, Spain and Germany - as well as two Asian representatives who have been doing so for the past five years: Singapore and Japan....

Vietnam was one of the first Asian countries to lift Covid restrictions on international visitors. The idea was that by 2022, the country would be able to attract between 5 and 6 million travellers after two years of being closed to the outside world. In vain: last year, Vietnam only welcomed 3.36 million visitors...

How do you feel about developments in the airline industry? Sergio Colella - The desire to start travelling again is there. I've just come back from two or three trips to Europe and for the first time I've seen queues at airports. I have to say that it's quite pleasing...

Updated on 29 March. The European Commission wants to give EU citizens back their freedom to move freely within the EU's borders. This is a gamble that has so far been largely lost due to the various confinement and quarantine measures taken by EU members. The Commission wants to put an end to this...