The safest travel destinations for 2025 revealed

By PATRICK CLARKE

TravelPulse (TNS)

Despite recent volcanic eruptions, Iceland continues to be one of the world’s safest countries to visit, according to Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection’s State of Travel Insurance Safest Destinations report.

Europe as a whole was also a big winner, based on this year’s report.

BHTP also analyzed the world’s safest cities, with Reykjavik, Copenhagen and Amsterdam emerging on top for 2025.

For the past decade, BHTP has been surveying American travelers who have ventured abroad on their attitudes toward travel safety to determine the safest places to visit.

Top 15 Safest Countries for 2025

1. Iceland

2. Australia

3. Canada

4. Ireland

5. Switzerland

6. New Zealand

7. Germany

8. Norway

9. Japan

10. Denmark

11. Portugal

12. Spain

13. United Kingdom

14. Netherlands

15. Sweden Top 10 Safest Cities for 2025 1. Reykjavik 2. Copenhagen

3. Amsterdam

4. Tokyo

5. Sydney

6. Montreal

7. Seoul

8. Singapore

9. Berlin

10. Hong Kong

The colorful buildings of Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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