Do you know about our updates?

It’s updates time again here at Clued In Travel Books… actually, it’s always updates time at Clued In Travel Books! That’s because we update every single ebook AND paperback edition on the first week of every month so that travelers purchasing our amazing guides will have the most current and accurate information. (The same goes for our fabulous ‘Bored In’ series as well.) In addition, our city-by-city website/ blog pages have just been updated for May.) Why not take a look at your favorite clued in city right now? You can navigate right to it through the menu bar above.

Happy travels everyone! Dean and Andie

Springtime has arrived in our Clued In cities

Our page-by-page City Extras have all been updated for spring so check out your favorite through the menu bar above. Love a picnic? We-ve got the best locations scoped out just for you (except for Venice where picnics are illegal.) We can’t make this stuff up.

If you’re not currently planning a trip then start doing so today; the earlier you start the more amazing things you’ll discover.

Happy travels, Dean and Andie

Jazz makes for a fantastic evening.

Our Clued In cities feel the beat! This month, our City-Extras (accessed through the menu bar above) all feature where to go to enjoy a night of cool jazz. Some venues require a reservation and some don’t, but let’s just say that a little planning goes a long way. And why not make your trip a little less stressful by choosing a restaurant beforehand that’s within walking distance of the jazz joint? Little things like that can make all the difference. Grab a Clued In Travel Book today and start working on your itinerary! Boom-chik-a-boom-boom.

Carnevale in Venice is just one of our ‘In Focus’ features this month…

Don’t miss our City Extras, posted today on each webpage of our Clued In cities. Wherever you’re headed this spring, it’s never too late to start planning and we have tons of suggestions to make your trip the best ever. Grab a Clued In Travel Book today!

Happy travels, Dean and Andie

Our Big Fat January Sale is on!

It’s happening right now… $12.95 paperbacks are just $9.95 and $7.99 ebooks are just $5.99 -only on amazon.com. Start planning that amazing trip with our honest and heartfelt suggestions. Discounted through 1/22/24.

Happy travels, Dean & Andie

New VISA entry approval and fee to enter all EU countries has been postponed until mid- 2025

Many of our readers have had questions regarding the new ETIAS application approval that will be needed to enter most European countries. It will now begin sometime in mid-2025, so most travelers can relax and take a much-needed breath.

We have updated our books with the official, direct link to the ETIAS website. Its components will become live as the new system is put into place. Please make note of this new URL that is currently in all of our Europe (but not UK or US) books:

https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en

Thank you sharing this email with loved ones and other travelers you may know. Happy travels, Dean and Andie

Happy Holidays from Clued In Travel Books

From our family to yours, we hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a traveled-filled New Year! With love and best wishes, Dean and Andie

Upcoming fee to enter Venice

The proposed entry fee of €5 per person will begin in solidly in 2025 but will be tested out on certain days during 2024.  This fee is for day-trippers only, folks who have come for a daytime visit without reserved accommodations in the municipal Venice area.

  • The fee will need to be paid ahead online for each person over the age of fourteen in your party and will result in a special QR Code delivered to your smart device.
  • Hotels and apartment rentals during the trail dates will now have an exemption QR Code for free, (because a tourist tax is already in place for accommodations.)
  • There will not be gates, turnstiles, barriers or queues to control arriving visitors. Instead, simple random checks on tourists will be carried out by officials. Your paid (or exempt) QR code will need to be immediately presented in the event of an inspection.  If you fail the inspection you will be fined.
  • Children under age fifteen are exempt from paying any entry fee.
  • Tour bus passengers who have paid the ZTL bus tax will also be exempt from any entry fee.

The Venice city council has announced these twenty-nine days for 2024 visits:

  • April 25–30
  • May 1–5, 11–12, 18–19, 25–26
  • June 8–9, 15–16, 22–23, 29–30
  • July 6–7, 13–14

In order to pay the fee, daytime visitors will need to log on at http://cda.ve.it, where they will be able to obtain a QR code that can be shown to the authorities in the event of random checks on the dates above. The QR code certifies payment of the contribution (or of a lodging exemption) and must be kept on you at all times.

-This QR code proving your payment of the entry fee will be needed between the hours of 8:30am – 4pm only, on the above dates.

If you will be in Venice without any lodging reservations during the daytime dates above in 2024, you will need to pay the €5 entry fee.  It is intended to relieve the local Venetian residents of some of the costs to maintain the city and its services. Right now, they alone pay for its upkeep.

Please share this important new information because almost all of the posts about it on Google are old and wildly incorrect.

The world is waiting for you.

Now is the time to start planning for your 2024 travel, especially if you might be going abroad. Do it now when you can take your time, make the best choices, and feel unhurried. Our brand new 2024 editions are all published and ready for your perusal -and now include the official weblink for the upcoming ETIAS admission and payment to enter the European Union. In addition, all of our City Extras pages of our travel book website have been updated with new ideas and tips!

Happy travels, Dean and Andie

The Modernist entrance of La Dama restaurant in Barcelona

New VISA entry approval and fee to enter the EU will be effective in 2025.

Many of our readers have had questions regarding the new ETIAS application approval that will be needed to enter most European countries. It will now begin sometime in 2025 so most travelers can relax and take a much-needed breath.

We have just updated our books (January 2024) with a new, more direct link to the official ETIAS website. Its components will become live as the new system is put into place. Please make note of this new URL that is currently in all of our 2024 editions for our Europe (not UK) books:

https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en

Thank you sharing this email with loved ones and other travelers you may know. Happy travels, Dean and Andie