Purpose

This viewpoint paper aims to explore the past, present and future of travel visas granting permission to travel. Visa restrictions are used by governments as an efficient method of restricting access in advance of travel. This paper explores how this may change in the future resulting in a shift of power from tourist to destination.

Design/methodology/approach

The Futures Triangle method was used to create a scenario incorporating the three dimensions of the triangle, i.e. the pulls of the future, the pushes of the present and the weights of the past. An artefact of the future was created to help visualise this future.

Findings

This analysis suggests that the role of visas may change in the future such that visa regimes may become part of a destination strategy. A future scenario is postulated in which destinations demand proof of fit with the destination strategy before granting a visa.

Originality/value

This viewpoint paper develops an artefact of the future based on the changing role of travel visas. It suggests that tourists might need to market themselves to the destination, proving that they are a good destination fit, before they are granted a visa to travel.

中文翻译：

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选我！我年轻、健康并且对你们城市的艺术感兴趣！– 探索旅行签证的未来

目的

这份观点文件旨在探讨授予旅行许可的旅行签证的过去、现在和未来。签证限制被政府用作旅行前限制访问的有效方法。本文探讨了这种情况在未来可能会发生怎样的变化，从而导致权力从游客转移到目的地。

设计/方法/途径

未来三角法用于创建包含三角的三个维度的场景，即未来的拉力、现在的推动力和过去的权重。创造了一个未来的人工制品来帮助想象这个未来。

发现

这一分析表明，签证的作用在未来可能会发生变化，因此签证制度可能成为目的地战略的一部分。假设未来的情景是，在授予签证之前，目的地需要证明符合目的地战略。

原创性/价值

这份观点文件根据旅行签证不断变化的作用开发了未来的人工制品。这表明游客可能需要向目的地推销自己，证明他们是一个很好的目的地，然后才能获得旅行签证。