Traveling in Iran is as safe as in Canada. The 2019 Travel Risk Map.
Traveling in Iran is just as safe as doing it in the UK and Canada; the risk of ending up involved in violence, accidents or criminal acts is "low". This is what emerges from the Travel Risk Map 2019 guide, developed by the international experts of International SOS in collaboration with the British company Control Risks, which specializes in security policies and risk strategies. The ranking also shows that three of the top five most dangerous countries in the world are in the Middle East: Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya.
The map shows the risk factors of each country, based on the threats posed to travelers by: political violence, including terrorism, riots and civil wars; social revolts, which include sectarian divisions, ethnic clashes; organized and common crime. Added to this are the level of infrastructure and transport, industrial relations, security and emergency services, as well as the danger to which the country is subject to natural disasters.
The 2019 Travel Risk Map is divided into five risk categories: insignificant, low, medium, high and extreme. The first sector includes European countries (Luxembourg, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and Finland), together with Seychelles and Cape Verde. Few dangers in Iran, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand.
For the Islamic Republic the ranking represents a success and is a further encouragement to favor the policies of support to tourism, promoted in recent years by the government. In the first six months of the current fiscal year (22 March-21 September) the number of foreign visitors increased by 51%, despite the return of US sanctions and the threat of isolating the Islamic Republic launched by Washington.
For Iranian experts it is "unprecedented growth". Moreover, the forecasts for the future speak of further growth that will continue until the end of the current year (March 2019 according to the Persian calendar).
To strengthen the tourism market, Iran recently hosted the 40 Plenary Session of the World Tourism Organization, a UN-affiliated agency, in Hamedan. The event took place from 12 to November 14 and attracted hundreds of representatives and industry experts from around the world, confirming the international support guaranteed in Tehran in spite of the policies promoted by the White House.
Zurab Pololikashvili, UNWTO secretary general, says he came to Iran "to promote" the country as a "safe and quiet" destination for tourism, an important sector for the national economy that must be "supported". "Our presence in Iran - he adds - means that we invite people from all over the world to come and visit the many attractions present here".
According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (Wttc) expert forum, Iran ranks 20th out of 185 nations in the world for growth potential in the tourism sector.
Source: Asianews.it