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Closed borders do not open markets.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 22-SEP-03 		Format: Online - approximately 818 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The world is a different place since Sept. 11, 2001, and America has rightly stepped up homeland security measures. Unfortunately, the government's current suspicion of international travelers has created a very serious conflict between security and the values that we, as Americans, seek to protect. The nation that is among the greatest supporters of free trade and an open market economy throughout the world now is ironically creating numerous restrictions for travelers seeking to enter our country and do business with us.

As president of the National Business Travel Association, representing more than 1,400 corporate travel managers and their 6 million frequent business travelers, I am extremely concerned about the new visa and passport requirements on international travel to the United...

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