Here are 5 changes to look out for if you’re traveling in 2025

If you’re planning a trip in 2025, you should be aware of some changes coming to air travel in the new year.

From new travel authorization requirements to new flight routes, these five changes will affect your travel options moving forward.

Americans will need authorization to enter the U.K.

Beginning on Jan. 8, the United Kingdom will use a new Electronic Travel Authorization system for visitors from countries that don’t need a visa to visit, according to CNN.

Travelers from the United States will have to apply and pay a fee of $13.

The resulting ETA will be valid for two years or until your passport expires, and it will allow stays of up to six months per visit, per The Points Guy.

Electronic Travel Authorization applications can be filled out online, or on the official UK ETA app.

U.S. hotels will disclose fees upfront

According to The Points Guy, a rule was finalized in December by the Federal Trade Commission that will require hotels to disclose all fees when advertising prices.

This new rule will not only apply to hotels but also vacation rentals and ticketed live events.

“The rule should hopefully force full transparency on ‘junk fees,’ such as resort fees and other hidden costs for short-term lodging,” according to The Points Guy.

New plane routes between U.S. and Europe

Delta is among the airlines adding new transatlantic routes in 2025.

The new flight paths include Atlanta to Brussels and Naples; Boston to Barcelona and Milan; New York-JFK to Catania and Detroit to Dublin, according to CNN.

United Airlines has announced the addition of new, nonstop flights to Europe out of Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.

According to CNN, Greenland is getting a new airport in Nuuk that will allow for the first direct flights from the U.S., starting in June 2025.

To visit Europe, Americans will have to pay an ETIAS fee

Similar to the U.K.‘s ETA plan, the European Union is launching a travel authorization system in 2025, the European Travel Information and Authorization System, according to The Points Guy.

The ETIAS is expected to launch around May. It will require travelers from visa-exempt countries, including the U.S., to obtain authorization before visiting countries in the EU.

Travelers ages 18 to 70 will have to pay a $7.25 fee, The Points Guy reported. Authorization will be valid for three years or until your passport expires.

Real ID requirements coming

Starting on May 7, 2025, travelers passing through airports within the U.S. will be required to carry a Real ID, per The Points Guy.

The Real ID law was originally supposed to come into effect in 2008, but over the years there were several deadline extensions.

“If your driver’s license or state ID has a star in the upper right-hand corner, it is already Real-ID compliant. There is nothing more you need to do,” according to USA.gov.