If you live in the UAE and you’re trying to get a European visa right now, good luck. This week, the backlog is so bad travelers are actually rethinking their entire summer plans. We’re talking weeks of waiting, missed flights, and canceled bookings.

Europe’s visa system is choking on its own demand. Here’s the thing—the queue will eventually clear. But the real question is whether tourists will come back after being burned.

Once you reroute your vacation to Asia or the Maldives, Europe has to earn that trip back. Don’t get stuck in line.