Spain and France travel rules with full list of people who won't be affected by new system

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UK holidaymakers travelling to EU destinations may encounter a fresh system.

Airports across Europe started rolling out the new Entry and Exit System (EES) digital programme fromOctober 12.

This means that the majority of non-EU nationals will be required to register their biometric information in one of the 29 participating nations, which encompass sought-after holiday spots including Spain and Greece.

Certain UK travellers will be required to have facial photographs taken and fingerprints recorded before gaining access to Europe's Schengen zone.

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As the programme is progressively introduced, holidaymakers will eventually no longer require passport stamps thanks to the new arrangement, report