Henley Index: Japan And Singapore Top 2019 List Of World's Most Powerful Passports

"It’s been a three-horse race this year to be named the world’s most powerful passport, with all top three contenders in Asia.
Now, as we enter the second half of 2019, Japan and Singapore have held onto their position as the world’s most travel-friendly passports, with South Korea dropping into second place.That’s the view of the Henley Passport Index, which periodically measures the access each country’s travel document affords."

This is how the CNN Travel desk begin their coverage into the 2019 Q3 release of the Henley Passport Index.