ETIAS remains on hold, with no applications being accepted and no confirmed launch date announced. Europe’s long-awaited ETIAS travel-authorization system is still not operating, applications remain closed, and the European Union is no longer giving travelers a specific launch date. The EU adds that it will announce the specific start date several months before ETIAS launches. The official ETIAS website says the EU will announce that date several months before the system begins operating. And it knows that the travel industry will challenge policies that threaten unnecessary disruption.