International SOS and Control Risks, two of the world’s leading security and medical specialists, have just launched the industry leading Travel Risk Map for 2017. We are very pleased to report that Slovenia has been put in the group of insignificant-risk travel destinations. The map is published to help organisations better understand the risks in the markets where they operate and travel.

According to the research, the safest countries in the world are Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia. The most dangerous countries include Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Darfur, Somalia, Yemen, and South Sudan.

The Travel Security Risks map is based on a range of mitigating factors that could pose a threat to travellers. These include: political violence (includes terrorism, insurgency etc.), social unrest and violent and petty crimes. Other factors are considered when they are of sufficient magnitude to have effect on the overall risks affecting travellers; these vary from a country’s likelihood of a natural disaster to the efficiency and capabilities of a country’s security and emergency services.

Travel Security Risks map for 2017. Slovenia is colored in green, a color code applied to the destinations where violent crime rates are very low and there is no significant political violence or civil unrest and little sectarian, communal, racial or targeted violence against foreigners. Security and emergency services are effective and infrastructure is sound. Transport services are of a high standard with good safety records and only occasional travel disruption. Industrial action affecting essential services is rare.

Lake Bled is the top tourist destination in Slovenia. (photo: Jernej Leben)