This might be a little bit of an unpopular opinion: Travel doesn’t make you a better person
Yeah, there’s that beloved Mark Twain quote about it being the antidote to bigotry or whatever, but I don’t think it's that simple. Travel’s a privilege, first of all, and just because somebody doesn’t have the funds or is limited to a weak passport doesn’t make them less open-minded or empathetic.
If you travel with the right mindset, yeah, it can play a role in a whole lot of development and growth. But I don’t think it should be treated like a de-facto indicator of a person’s values.