Safety, Answered Plainly
Is it safe to travel to…?
The question every booking starts with, answered destination by destination — crime, sea, season and health, with the habits that actually matter and none of the alarmism. Each page is reviewed regularly and links the official advisories worth checking.
Mexico — Baja California Sur
Is it safe to travel to Los Cabos?
Yes — Los Cabos is one of Mexico's most established resort corridors and the tourist zone operates at a standard that surprises first-time visitors. The sensible precautions are about the sun, the sea and late-night transport, not crime.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Mexico — Costalegre, Jalisco
Is it safe to travel to Careyes?
Yes — Careyes is a private, gated estate community on the Costalegre with its own security and a single access road. It is one of the most controlled environments in Mexico; the planning question is the journey there, not the stay.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Morocco — Marrakech-Safi
Is it safe to travel to Marrakech?
Yes — Marrakech receives millions of visitors a year and the tourist economy is well policed. The realistic frictions are hustlers, scooters and the medina's deliberate disorientation, all managed with small habits rather than worry.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
United Arab Emirates — The Gulf
Is it safe to travel to Dubai?
Yes — Dubai has some of the lowest street-crime rates of any major city on earth. What catches visitors out is not danger but law: the rules on alcohol, medication, behaviour and social media are strict, enforced, and worth reading before you fly.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Barbados — The Caribbean
Is it safe to travel to Barbados?
Yes — Barbados is one of the Caribbean's safest and most stable islands, with a long-established visitor economy. The precautions are the small, standard ones: unlit beaches at night, isolated spots, and hurricane season on the calendar.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Saint Barthélemy (France) — The Caribbean
Is it safe to travel to St Barths?
Yes — St Barths is about as close to crime-free as a destination gets; the island's real hazards are the hairpin roads, the short runway's famous landing, and a hurricane season worth planning around.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Indonesia — Southeast Asia
Is it safe to travel to Bali?
Yes — Bali has hosted millions of visitors for decades and violent crime against them is rare. The real risk list is scooters, surf, sun and the volcano on the horizon — all manageable with a short list of habits.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Maldives — The Indian Ocean
Is it safe to travel to the Maldives?
Yes — the resort islands are private, controlled and about as safe as travel gets. The honest cautions are the sun, the sea, the seaplane luggage rules, and remembering that the capital is a different, more conservative place than the resorts.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Seychelles — The Indian Ocean
Is it safe to travel to the Seychelles?
Yes — the Seychelles is stable, low-crime and outside the cyclone belt. The watch-list is ocean currents on certain beaches, petty theft from cars and hire boats, and a sun that does not negotiate.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Italy — Campania
Is it safe to travel to the Amalfi Coast?
Yes — the Amalfi Coast is as safe as anywhere in Europe for visitors. The honest risk list is the road, the steps, the summer heat and the pickpocketing that comes with any place this loved.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Japan — East Asia
Is it safe to travel to Japan?
Yes — Japan is one of the safest countries on earth for visitors, with crime rates most of the world can only envy. The real preparation is for earthquakes and typhoons, the language gap, and the cash-and-etiquette practicalities of a country that runs on its own rules.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Mexico — North America
Is it safe to travel to Mexico?
Yes, for the resort corridors and established destinations where luxury travel actually happens — Los Cabos, Careyes, Punta Mita, the Riviera Maya, San Miguel de Allende. Mexico is not one safety picture but many, and the ones visitors inhabit are heavily invested in keeping them safe.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
United States — Colorado
Is it safe to travel to Aspen?
Yes — Aspen is among the safest resort towns in the United States. The genuine hazards are altitude, weather and the mountain itself, not crime.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
United States — Wyoming
Is it safe to travel to Jackson Hole?
Yes — Jackson is a safe, small Wyoming town. The serious risks are wilderness risks: wildlife, weather, and terrain that is genuinely remote a short drive from the square.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
United States — Massachusetts
Is it safe to travel to Nantucket?
Yes — Nantucket is one of the safest destinations in the United States. The only meaningful hazards are the ocean, ticks in the grass, and the occasional hurricane remnant in late summer.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
United States — New York
Is it safe to travel to the Hamptons?
Yes — the Hamptons are safe and heavily policed in season. The genuine risks are ocean rip currents, summer road traffic and ticks in the dunes and woods.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
United States — Pacific
Is it safe to travel to Hawaii?
Yes — Hawaii is a safe US state with a long-established visitor economy. The dangers that actually injure travellers are the ocean, the sun and the hiking trails.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Greece — Cyclades
Is it safe to travel to Mykonos?
Yes — Mykonos is very safe. Nearly every incident involving visitors comes down to scooters, alcohol or an inflated bar bill, not crime.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Spain — Balearic Islands
Is it safe to travel to Ibiza?
Yes — Ibiza is safe, and the quiet north bears no resemblance to its reputation. The risks concentrate in the club strips: drink spiking, dehydration and scooter accidents.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
French Polynesia — Society Islands
Is it safe to travel to Bora Bora?
Yes — Bora Bora is exceptionally safe. Crime is close to non-existent; the planning concerns are medical distance, the sun and the lagoon.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
The Bahamas — Eleuthera
Is it safe to travel to Harbour Island?
Yes — Harbour Island is a small, tight-knit Bahamian community and one of the calmest destinations in the country. It bears no relation to the crime statistics reported for Nassau.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Mexico — Nayarit
Is it safe to travel to Punta Mita?
Yes — Punta Mita is a gated resort peninsula with controlled access and private security, and one of the most settled corners of Pacific Mexico.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
France — Côte d'Azur
Is it safe to travel to Cap d'Antibes?
Yes — Cap d'Antibes is one of the safest addresses on the French Riviera. The practical risks are opportunistic theft in the busy coastal towns and the sea itself, not personal danger.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Italy — Costa Smeralda, Sardinia
Is it safe to travel to Porto Cervo?
Yes — Porto Cervo is a private-development resort town with almost no crime. Summer hazards are the sea breeze, boat traffic and the drive back from dinner on unlit roads.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Italy — Liguria
Is it safe to travel to Portofino?
Yes — Portofino is a tiny, heavily policed harbour village with negligible crime. The genuine hazards are the coastal road, the cliff paths and summer crowding.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Switzerland — Bernese Oberland
Is it safe to travel to Gstaad?
Yes — Gstaad is exceptionally safe even by Swiss standards. The risks are alpine: weather, mountain terrain and winter driving.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Switzerland — Engadin, Graubünden
Is it safe to travel to St Moritz?
Yes — St Moritz is very safe. The serious considerations are altitude, extreme winter cold and off-piste avalanche terrain.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Austria — Vorarlberg
Is it safe to travel to Lech am Arlberg?
Yes — Lech is a safe, family-run Austrian village. The genuine risks are avalanche terrain, heavy snowfall and the pass road.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
France — Savoie, Trois Vallées
Is it safe to travel to Courchevel 1850?
Yes — Courchevel 1850 is a secure, purpose-built resort with heavy seasonal policing. The risks are mountain risks, plus opportunistic theft of high-value items in peak weeks.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
France — Savoie, Trois Vallées
Is it safe to travel to Méribel?
Yes — Méribel is a safe, family-oriented alpine village. The hazards are the mountain, the transfer road and the late-night walk home in ski boots.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
France — Haute-Savoie
Is it safe to travel to Megève?
Yes — Megève is a safe, low-altitude village with a gentle mountain and an easy transfer. The risks are winter roads and, at this altitude, ice rather than deep snow.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Switzerland — Valais
Is it safe to travel to Zermatt?
Yes — Zermatt is car-free, low-crime and unusually safe underfoot as a result. The risks are altitude, high-mountain weather and glacier terrain.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Italy — Dolomites, Veneto
Is it safe to travel to Cortina d'Ampezzo?
Yes — Cortina is a safe, well-run Dolomites town. The hazards are mountain weather, via ferrata terrain and the winding pass roads.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
St Vincent and the Grenadines — The Grenadines
Is it safe to travel to Mustique?
Yes — Mustique is a privately managed island with controlled access and effectively no crime. The real considerations are the sea, medical distance and hurricane season.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Seychelles — Inner Islands
Is it safe to travel to North Island?
Yes — a private island with no public access and no crime to speak of. The considerations are the ocean, the remoteness of medical care and the transfer itself.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Maldives — Noonu Atoll
Is it safe to travel to Soneva Jani?
Yes — a single-resort private lagoon with no crime concerns. What matters is water safety, sun, and the distance to a hospital.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
St Vincent and the Grenadines — The Grenadines
Is it safe to travel to Canouan?
Yes — Canouan is a small, quiet Grenadine island with resort security and minimal crime. The considerations are the sea, buggy driving and hurricane season.
Reviewed 16 September 2026
Philippines — Palawan
Is it safe to travel to Pamalican, Palawan?
Yes — Pamalican is a private island reached by private flight, with no public access and no crime concerns. The considerations are the sea, the typhoon calendar and medical distance.
Reviewed 16 September 2026