The association “Safety without boundaries” (SSF) at the beginning of every month publishes a list of 12 countries with the highest level of danger for tourists for the previous month.
This rating is composed on the base of the alerts received from these countries from tourists and immigrants living there.
The SSF has already published the list of 12 major countries (excluding such countries as Iraq, Afghanistan and Somali) from which the biggest amount of recourses was received.
The force-majeur situations such as epidemiological threats and natural disasters were not included. The danger mostly was determined by the acts of terrorism, widespread social disorders, anti-Semitic conflicts and repressions.
Here is the list of 12 most unsafe countries for tourism:
* Algeria
* Colombia
* Egypt
* India
* Israel
* Kenya
* Lebanon
* Nigeria
* Pakistan
* Russia
* Sri Lanka
* Turkey
This is not the first rating of such a kind performed by the various publications and analytical agencies. Recently there was another rating of the most dangerous countries in the world. Actually, countries and their governments that are located at the tops of such ratings are doing their best to get rid of these. Mozambique has become one of the most attractive places for tourists when only 15 years ago a severe civil war was tearing the country apart.
And of course, the positive ratings that include the most attractive and secure countries of the world are the target of the touristic marketing departments of the governments of many countries. There are ratings of the most attractive countries, best cities, the title of the world cultural capital and many others. There are also amusing ratings that include various funny incidents that happened in the countries of the world.
By: Iuri Tarabanov
Posts Tagged ‘Tourists’
12 Most Unsafe Countries For Tourism
November 12th, 2009Colombia – The Country Of Bright Contrasts
November 9th, 2009
Colombia became a tourist route of a new millennium. Hundred thousands of tourists from all over the world have chosen the travel to the country of fantastic riches for a long time ago. In 2007 main directions for foreign visitors became Bogotá, Cartagena and Medellin. 40,9 % of the profit is from the general number of tourists from Latin America, but the inflow of visitors from far abroad also increase. So, within the first 9 months of the current year the arrival only by air of foreign tourists in the country increased by 14,2 %. Since January till October 780891 persons visited the country. The same index for the similar period of 2006 was 684089 persons. These figures for the minister of trade, industry and tourism Luis Guillermo Plata grow out the transformations, allowed to change all over the world the point of view about Colombia as about the dangerous country.
Every day more and more people get acquainted with the beauty of Colombia, its cultural variety, advantages and cordiality of Colombians. It is a consequence of persistent work of the government concerning the safety of democracy, employment, the infrastructure, growth and legal stability for investors, the minister considers. The purpose of the ministry – to receive 4 million tourists by 2010 – seems to be not already so fantastic as several years ago. According to the statistics of the Service of economic research of the ministry and department of administrative safety (DAS), during September Colombia was visited by 86877 foreigners, having increased the last year’s index on 8,75 %.
Bogotá is still the main tourist direction of travelers – it was visited by 452546 tourists. Bogotá becomes a religious, gastronomic and business centre of tourism. Besides, the city is the basic changing unit for the travel to other regions of the country. Cartagena became the second one by the attendance since January till October. It was visited by 11,2 % from the general number of tourists, that is 97644 persons and its popularity has increased on 0,3 % in comparison with 2006. Medellin became the third one by the popularity. It received 78478 tourists, that is on
17,8 % more than the last year’s index. Such cities as Cúcuta, Bucarmanga and Pereira also represent the growth by the visiting index . The quantity of tourists from the cruise ships also has increased on 16244 persons or on 48,4 %. From the beginning of the year 43 cruise liners have arrived to the country, 33 of which came into Cartagena, 7 – in Santa Marta and 3 – on the island San Andres.
By: Iuri Tarabanov