SECURITY and medical
specialists from International
SOS and Control Risks have
released the Travel Risk Map
for 2017 – a tool for travel
agents to advise travellers
about the risks associated
with certain destinations.
The map shows medical
risks, such as infectious
diseases, environmental
factors, the standard of local
emergency medical care and
access to pharmaceutical
supplies; and security risks,
such as terrorism politically
motivated unrest and war.
This year’s records have
shown potential terror attacks
as the most serious concern
(71%), Zika virus (49%) and
civil unrest (46%). Road
accidents and inadequate
health care both come in
at 15% and 72% of people
believe travel risks have
increased over the past year
with 57% predicting it will be
more dangerous next year.
Norway, Finland, Sweden
and Iceland are the safest
countries overall with countries
such as Afghanistan, Iraq and
Yemen and African countries
such as Libya, Niger and
Somalia, being the most
dangerous.
Travel Risk Map for 2017 revealed
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