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Simple, practical guides for travel agents and tour operators who sell Europe: visas and entry rules, seasons, coach and group operations, food, rail and MICE. Written by our operations team, who have run programmes across Europe for more than 12 years.
HCG Agent Guides explain how group and FIT travel in Europe works in practice: what to book early, which rules affect your itinerary, and what your clients are likely to ask. Each guide links to the matching service or destination page, and our team checks every operational fact before we publish it.
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Schengen visas, the new Entry/Exit System at Europe's borders, ETIAS, and tours that combine the UK with Schengen countries.
When to go, how long to stay, and why prices change through the year.
The rules that shape every group itinerary: coach driving hours, city taxes, closing days and timed entries.
Indian, Jain and vegetarian meals across Europe, and how to plan meals on long coach and train days.
Scenic trains, rail passes, group fares and Europe's famous mountain excursions.
Conferences, incentive trips and gala dinners in Europe, from the first brief to the final transfer.
Destination Guides
Each destination page covers the rules, seasons and sights that matter for groups and FIT travellers.
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