Blog
Border rules change on a Tuesday. We write down what changed.
Coverage notes, product releases and the economics of selling travel documentation, written by the people who process the applications.
Coverage alerts
One email when a rule changes on a destination you sell. Not a newsletter.
ETAs Fixed Document Validation, and Created a New Denied-Boarding Problem
IATA argues ETAs make validation easier but create traveler confusion and late-discovery failures at check-in. How airlines and OTAs move readiness from the 40-minute window to booking and MMB.
Revenue
Visa ancillary revenue: the complete guide
Seats and bags are saturated. The visa line is the rare ancillary with no cost of goods, no ops burden, and a traveler who is actively looking for help.
Revenue
What a 4% attach rate looks like on 60,000 bookings
The arithmetic behind visa ancillary revenue, using the numbers we actually see.
Revenue
Merchant of record, explained for travel teams
Who the traveler is buying from decides whose logo goes on the checkout. Here is why.
Coverage changelog
Rule changes, as we covered them.
Requirements update in the API the same day they land here; your integration keeps rendering whatever comes back. Every entry links the note that covers it.
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02 Oct
Schengen area
Carrier Interface checks in force for single- and double-entry Schengen visas
02 Oct
India
Portal lists Transfer of eVisa/ETA on New Passport; two-passport entry rule remains on the FAQ
01 Oct
Schengen area
Carriers keep verifying passport stamps until 6 October 2026 inclusive
30 Sep
New Zealand
Paper visitor and transit visas end; Immigration Online only from 1 Oct 2026
10 Aug
Schengen area
ETIAS start window moved again; the grace period does most of the work
04 Aug
Vietnam
E-visa validity window extended; the declared entry date still anchors it
18 Jul
India
E-visa processing back in the normal range after a two-week slowdown