With our eyes wide open for new horizons
and our minds open for new approaches to ventures both large and small,
shouldn't our boarders be open for new experiences and exploration, and maximum efficiencies
using technology and service to support the safe and free flow of people,
ideas, and trade?
Should we risk closing our eyes,
our minds, our borders, and therefore, thoughtful enterprise the world over?
Countries around the globe are investing in travel, tourism, and trade, and the
benefits are apparent in local economies.
From food and lodging to infrastructure and energy supply, tourism and trade
impact broader economic vitality in a positive way.
In fact, when our borders open for freer exchange, we share more experiences,
culture, products, and knowledge.
We enrich each other and at the same time come together to make all our lives more prosperous.
We generate more jobs and stimulate green growth and opportunities for women
and younger workers globally.
At our best, we have always imagined a smaller world open for the exchange of
ideas, cultures, and goods.
But from pure insight only action creates change.
So a new route to the future is ours to create and whether it's one of more stops
and starts or of all the possibilities for which we can be open is up to all of us to decide.