25 Years After 9/11: Travel Ease and the Identity Divide

A Skift article reflects on 25 years of travel changes since 9/11, noting that surface-level changes like airport security are less significant than the deeper shift in the role of identity in travel. The industry has become highly efficient at making trips easier to search, buy and navigate, while governments have become more sophisticated at deciding who gets to travel. For some travellers the journey is more seamless than ever; for others, friction begins well before the airport.