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@SimonCalder Avatar @SimonCalder Simon Calder

Simon Calder posts on X about eu, prague, insurance, london the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and 1237 posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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Social topic influence eu #372, prague #99, insurance #160, london #852, paris #577, holders, france, latvia, spain, chaos

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"EU entry-exit system: latest explainer for UK passport holders and other "third-country nationals" What is changing (You may need to give fingerprints and a facial biometric) Need I prepare in advance (No) Will I be asked for travel insurance (Possibly)"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-15T06:16Z 203.4K followers, 20.2K engagements

"9 days to the EU entry-exit system France will ask Eurostar passengers: "Do you have sufficient funds to support yourself during your stay (credit card cash)" Each country specifies the daily funds it wants you to have eg Latvia XX France XX Spain 99"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-03T12:34Z 203.4K followers, 52.1K engagements

"Taking X days off work next week causing absolute chaos across western Europe. No not me: French air-traffic controllers who will strike from Tuesday morning X October through to Friday morning XX October. UK-Spain flights likely to be worst affected"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-09-30T13:04Z 203.4K followers, 35.2K engagements

"Play Airlines: Sad to say this Icelandic airline has just collapsed. Flight from Reykjavik to London Stansted landed this morning; return has been cancelled. Why has yet another Icelandic airline failed What are your rights if you have a Play booking 🔽"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-09-29T12:57Z 203.4K followers, 18.9K engagements

"Holiday roulette Boss of worlds richest travel firm says lotteries could combat overtourism. Booking CEO Glenn Fogel told @BBCR4Today: Even though you may not be wealthy you should still get a chance to visit some beautiful places. What do you think"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-08-06T09:47Z 203.4K followers, 11.5K engagements

"EU entry-exit system procedures changing by the day. At London St Pancras International the Eurostar station for Paris Brussels and Amsterdam the planned questions on: accommodation return ticket sufficient funds travel insurance have been dropped"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-15T15:49Z 203.4K followers, 31.4K engagements

"EU entry-exit system. Six days remain before British travellers face fingerprinting and facial biometrics when travelling to Europe. The Czechs tell me all travellers at Prague and other airports will be checked from XX October whether checking in or out"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-06T14:19Z 203.4K followers, 27.8K engagements

"@Archway_Andy For EU citizens whether or not their nation is a member of the Schengen area is irrelevant. At a Schengen area frontier all EU citizens including non-Schengen Ireland get the same simple and fast check: "Is this your passport and is it valid" Usually at eGates taking seconds"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-14T16:14Z 203.4K followers, XX engagements

"EU entry-exit system starts on Sunday morning. Travel leader @jlo_said warns on @BBCr4today that queues on arrival could stretch to 3-4 hours: "You may be going for a concert you may be going for a meeting you may be going for a wedding for a cruise.""
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-10T09:38Z 203.4K followers, 33.3K engagements

"Feeling your age Here's what you can do and what you can't do depending on how many years you have been on the planet. Plus a load of free travel opportunities such as free public transport in Prague when you are XX and a free ski pass in Aspen aged 90"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-10T21:53Z 203.4K followers, 17.4K engagements

"EU entry-exit system begins at midnight. Fingerprinting and facial biometrics are being added to the checkpoint chores. So which are the airports/times to avoid delays on touchdown I've checked the key Spanish airports and big Euro hubs such as Paris CDG"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-11T05:40Z 203.4K followers, 46.7K engagements

"EU entry-exit system explainer. Key points: No need to prepare anything in advance. On first contact facial biometric and fingerprints (not for under-12s) are collected. After that just the face. Initially this is an extra layer on existing manual checks"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-11T08:07Z 203.4K followers, 27.7K engagements

"Nine prohibitions at Karlstejn Castle outside Prague. Can any other tourist attraction beat that"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-12T12:27Z 203.4K followers, 24.1K engagements

"Top tip for a relaxed arrival experience: Luxembourg airport. Small planes. A high proportion of fellow passengers are Schengen citizens who bypass the fingerprints'n'facial biometric checkpoint. Just be aware that a plane arrives from Zhengzhou in China each Thursday at teatime"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-11T07:48Z 203.4K followers, 12.7K engagements

"Saudi start-up Riyadh Air aims to compete with Emirates Etihad and Qatar Airways as a "super-connector". Heathrow link to the Saudi capital starts XX October. Unlike those Gulf rivals no alcohol will be served on board Riyadh Air unless Saudi law changes"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-09T12:32Z 203.4K followers, 16.8K engagements

"EU entry-exit system now in effect. But any proof that travellers have been fingerprinted/photographed at any Schengen area frontier yet I'm in Prague and despite assurances from the authorities the EES was not running. Talking to later arrivals at the airport it still isn't"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-12T11:44Z 203.4K followers, 27.6K engagements

"Dont be a checkpoint Charlie: all you need to know about the new EU entry-exit system at least if you are flying into Prague. Your second-by-second guide to hand-to-hand combat with an EES airport kiosk. Other airports/sea ports/rail stations will vary"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-14T13:38Z 203.4K followers, 23.6K engagements

"EU entry-exit system not going well at Prague airport: busiest arrival point where the EES is due to be happening XXX% on day one. Queues of up to XX minutes reported for arrivals from the UK and other non-Schengen nations by @SLRRHODES and @HamiltonNashHR"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-12T15:23Z 203.4K followers, 63.1K engagements

"EU entry-exit system. Many British travellers asking if they can pre-register details to speed up the process at the airport/sea port/rail station Well the EU developed an app to do just that. But so far only Sweden has adopted the plan starting Sunday"
X Link @SimonCalder 2025-10-10T05:15Z 203.4K followers, 22.6K engagements