Blue Den Travel

21/07/2025

Remember, remember the 12th October 2025.

There's now a date for the beginning of the roll out of the new European Entry System (EES) for all UK nationals entering the EU.

What do we know:

🙃 It begins from the 12th October 2025, but the airport you fly to may not have implemented EES until April 2026

Translation: we don't have specific dates by airport.

🙃 You won't need an ETIAS to enter the EU until at least October 2026, six months after EES is fully implemented.

Translation: you can still just turn up providing your passport is no more than 9 years and 6 months old on your day of return.

🙃 At the EU border, EES means UK nationals will have a photo taken and fingerprints, but no longer need a stamp

Translation: there may be queues when you arrive, and pictures of them in our media after which it will settle down because no airport wants to be known for 2 hour queue.

What can you do about it?
✈️ Travel for longer breaks to the EU during the changeover to make the Airport experience worth it.
🚂 Travel by Eurostar where you enter the EU before leaving St. Pancras and walk out straight into Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam on arrival.
😍 Smile for your EES Photos.

17/06/2025

What do we do differently?

Our founder, Daniel, spoke with the Travel Trade Gazette about the importance of focus in the Travel Agency sector, and why our focus on a select group of suppliers delivers better results for you, the customer!

Choosing the right supplier for your clients when there are hundreds, if not thousands, at your disposal can be a challenging task; TTG spoke to four agents who have decided the time is right to start fishing in a smaller pool

21/05/2025

Sat in the Captain’s seat aboard Swan Hellenic’s SH Diana to kick-off the 2025 Cruise Line Industry Association conference.

Launched in 2023, this Bridge has the latest technology with some serious Dynamic Positioning to keep a stable position in the roughest seas, such as the Drake Shake en route to Antarctica.

Could talk a lot about this…

… but for the Explorers - what you need to know is this ship goes to Antarctica, the Arctic and Galapagos and it is fantastic!

01/05/2025

When you can’t visit Sweden so a trip to Oxford Street’s brand new Ikea will have to do 🇸🇪

25/04/2025

We're sorry to hear about the news of Balkan Holidays closing, after 59 years in the UK.

Our doors are open to anyone with a Balkan Holidays booking. There are 'summer rescue' offers from the likes of EasyJet to any destination including the Balkan Holidays flagship, Bulgaria, to get your summer back on track.

Our thoughts are with the exceptional team at Balkan Holidays.

23/04/2025

Watching Race across the World at 9pm tonight?

An Escorted Fully Inclusive Tour is the best way to visit China!

FLIGHTS | ACCOMODATION | MEALS | EXCURSIONS | VISAS

😆 NO TV CREW FOLLOWING YOU 😆

You could see:
👉 Explore the Great Wall of China
👉 Discover the imperial treasures of Beijing
👉 Be in awe at the Terracotta Warriors
👉 Ride the world renowned Bullet train
👉 Take a 4-night Yangtze River Cruise
👉 Stroll along the Bund in Shanghai

And you could experience:
👉 Visit the Pandas in Chongqing
👉 Indulge in a Peking Duck feast
👉 Try the famous Chongqing noodles
👉 Visit the Hutongs and see a day in the life of a local family

If you don't want to be followed by a TV crew for your trip to China, get in touch. Enjoy tonight's show!

31/03/2025

👋 Are you River Cruise curious? 👋

Browse our brand new joint website with AMA Waterways to explore the possibilities from the Danube to the Rhine, and from the Nile to the Mekong.

https://www.amawaterways.co.uk/agent/bluedentravel

21/03/2025

🥳 All our customers travelling via Heathrow today have been rebooked, and are on their way via other London Airports to begin their holidays.

👉 Book with Blue Den Travel and travel with confidence, come rain, shine, or fire on ... just one sub-station powering the UK's largest airport!?!?

06/03/2025

😆 Did you know Austria has a sign at the Airport for tourists who thought they were going to Australia?

😇 Travel on an escorted tour to over 70 countries and you'll always be guided to the right place.

Check out our full catalogue and call to reserve your space.

Explore Europe with Riviera Travel and Asia with Wendy Wu Tours in 2025. Your agents for the best escorted tours.

26/02/2025

When you share our Website, a new image will now pop up.

👉 Should we put something on that phone in the design?

🚢 Disclaimer: Boaty McBoatface will not be accepted.

🧐 Daniel's fun fact: The image on a website link shared via Social is an OpenGraph Thumbnail.

18/02/2025

👉 Ever wanted to visit the Arctic?
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🙋 Northern Lights in Iceland
💁‍♂️ Visiting Santa in Lapland,
🙋‍♀️ Expedition Cruise to Svalbard
💁 Northern Lights in Tromsø
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Get planning your perfect Cruise or Tailormade travel today. Call us or leave your details and one of our Travel Planners will be right on it for you.

08/02/2025

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