A new look at the world’s safest and most riskiest cities for tourists puts Toronto in the top three.
Forbes Advisor looked at a variety of criteria, including U.S. State Department advisories, crime rates, and health infrastructure. Cities were given numerical ratings from zero (most safe) to 100 (least safe)
Singapore came out on top with a zero rating, which is pretty remarkable. Forbes said the island state has the lowest natural disaster rating and the second lowest health security risk, reflecting the level and quality of healthcare services and infrastructure.
Air Canada recently began direct flights between Vancouver and Singapore, a city I always enjoy visiting.
Tokyo was second with a score 0f 10.72. Toronto came in with a score of 13.6 out of 100.
Forbes cited the city’s best travel rating from the State Department (level 1, which Tokyo and Singapore also share), as well as the fourth-lowest infrastructure security risk (obviously they’ve never seen the Gardiner Expressway) and seventh-lowest health security risk.
Here are the top 10 safest cities, with numerical rating:
Singapore, 0
Tokyo, Japan, 10.72
Toronto, Canada, 13.6
Sydney, Australia, (no rating available)
Zurich, Switzerland, (no rating available)
Copenhagen, Denmark, (no rating available)
Seoul, Korea, (no rating available)
Osaka, Japan, (no rating available)
Melbourne, Australia, (no rating available)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (no rating available)
For those of you keeping score at home, that’s two cities from Japan in the top 10, and also two from Australia. Asia had four cities in the top ten, while Europe had three. And, no, the U.S. didn’t place any city in the top ten.
And here are the top 10 riskiest cities:
Caracas, Venezuela, 100
Karachi, Pakistan, 93.12
Yangon, Myanmar, 91.67
Lagos, Nigeria, 91.54
Manila, Philippines, 91.49
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 89.50
Bogota, Colombia, 86.70
Cairo, Egypt, 83.44
Mexico City, 82.43
Quito, Ecuador, 82.02
FIRST LAHAINA, NOW JASPER – FIRES ARE DESTROYING TREASURED TOURISM SPOTS
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in better times. JIM BYERS PHOTO
Almost a year ago, I stared at my computer screen in disbelief as video rolled by showing the destruction of almost all of Lahaina.
Fifty weeks later, I’m looking at footage that shows one-third to one-half of the beautiful Alberta town of Jasper is no more.
It’s so sad to see the damage, including the destruction of Maligne Lodge and the levelling of so many homes. Not all was lost. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge says it lost a couple buildings and a lot of vegetation, as well as maintenance sheds. But the main lodge wasn’t burned, and officials said they will reopen at a date that’s TBA.
The Rocky Mountaineer luxury train has temporarily cancelled all trips to the region, and other tourism businesses are taking a big hit as well.
The Fairmont said guests and workers were safely evacuated, which is, of course, the main thing.
“Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the fires in Jasper and across Alberta,” hotel officials said. “Though we are extremely grateful that all our colleagues and guests were safely evacuated, we recognize that so many of our family and community members will return to extreme loss.”
It’s unbelievable in some ways. Yet we know in part that climate change plays a role in this, and that makes me quite afraid for what comes next.
AMERICANS FLOCKING TO PARIS FOR THE OLYMPICS: SOME CANADIANS, TOO
As the Summer Games light up Paris, not all Canadians will be tuning in from home. KAYAK, the world’s leading travel search engine, found that travellers from across the country will be making their way to Paris in July and August to sip espresso, stroll the Seine and – of course – cheer on our Canadian athletes!
According to a recent data pull, Canada is the fifth most popular country of origin travelling to Paris this summer, with Canadians hailing from major provinces to bask in the energy of summer sportsmanship.
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