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From Visas to Airports: How 9/11 Permanently Changed Travel Security Across the World

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Twenty-five years after the 11 September 2001 attacks, the impact of 9/11 can still be seen throughout the global travel system. Airport screening became more intensive, passports became increasingly biometric, visa procedures gained new layers of identity checks, and land and maritime borders adopted stronger security standards.

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