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Better Borders
Released on Nov 04, 2025
Release on: coming soon

Better Borders

The Better Borders report, a joint initiative by WTTC and SITA, outlines how cutting-edge border technologies and progressive digital visa policies can transform traditional borders into seamless, secure, and strategic national assets.

Through a series of forward-thinking case studies, the report also showcases how pioneering nations are reimagining their borders, not as defensive barriers, but as catalysts for tourism, innovation, and national prosperity. Borders are no longer just lines on a map - they’re intelligent gateways that shape the future of global travel and economic growth.

The Better Borders report from WTTC & SITA outlines how adopting smarter border controls and digital visa policies can drive enhanced security, seamless travel and economic growth.
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A new and updated EIR is coming soon. However, in the meantime you can still access the World factsheet and the top-level regional data.
Please note that all data, including historic data, gets updated every year.
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To guide border transformation, this report presents six foundational principles and eighteen actionable recommendations, grouped into two focus areas:

 

1.      Visas & Travel Authorisations

·      Economic & Security Implications of Visa Policies

·      Visa Types & Policy Trends

·      Recommendations

 

2.      Digital Border Technology

·      The Future of Digital Travel

·      Border Technologies

·      Recommendations

 

By adopting the recommendations in this report, nations can transform their borders from points of friction into strategic national assets that make travel smoother, more secure and enable greater economic prosperity and growth.

Number of pages in this product: 51

Methodology and sources

For further explanation of the methodology and sources behind this Economic Impact Research, please refer to these two supporting papers:

2024 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.
2025 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.

The full report

For much more data on , including data across other indicators and years, see the full Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research report for .

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