ABSTRACT
The authors present a critical reflection on the diverse intersections between international travel and citizenship, encompassing questions concerning the right to travel, border politics and mobility justice. They also consider the implications of the pandemic and disruption to global travel and other mobilities on the emergent power dynamics governing the relationship between travel, rights and borders. The authors frame their discussion within broader notions of globalization, ethics, hypermobility and human rights. They elaborate on the rights of tourists as global citizens and suggest that borders are significant constraints to the rights of mobility and global citizenship. States regulate mobility, and while debordering processes increase neoliberal notions of mobility, recently the state has begun various rebordering processes and therefore strongly regulates mobility and movement. The recent mobility challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic illustrate how states can fetter the neoliberal orthodoxies of mobility and freedom of movement, thereby bypassing the right to human mobility. The authors also note the role of tourism in promoting and hindering global rights to travel and citizenship.
