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This Is the Safest City in the World for Women Traveling Solo—and It's Not in Europe or the U.S.
Everyone deserves to feel safe when traveling around the world.
However, women traveling solo often have to take additional precautions to ensure they can enjoy a trip without worry—and that can sometimes include considering some destinations over others. If you're a woman who plans to go on a trip alone this year, InsureMyTrip has a few suggestions.
In March, the travel insurance comparison site updated its list of the best cities for solo female travelers. To find its top destinations, the company says it conducted a study of 62 cities and evaluated them across factors such as safety for women and other tourism stats in order to create a list of the best cities for solo female travelers. It also sourced statistics from the online database Numbeo, and dug into metrics like, "feeling safe despite gender" and "feeling safe walking alone at night." Additionally, it referenced info sourced from the World Economic Forum and the Georgetown Institute's Women, Peace, and Security Index.
After looking at the numbers, the team named Dubai the safest city for solo female travelers.
"Despite being one of the most expensive cities—with an average cost of $289 per day, it has the largest social media presence with more than 35 million mentions on TikTok, while also having high ratings for hotels and things to do," the report stated. "In terms of female safety, Dubai has a rating of 86.23 out of 100 for feeling safe and 83.11 out of 100 for feeling safe walking alone at night, which are both highest scores across all the cities."
The rankings also note that Dubai moved up an impressive four spots from InsureMyTrip's 2024 list, showing a strong upward trend. However, it was the ninth-place city that showed the most improvement.
"The largest change is Singapore, which increased by 52 places to reach ninth place," the findings said.
Other top cities on the list include Kraków, Poland, which ranked in second place this year, up from 12th in 2024. It was followed by Madrid, Spain; Munich, Germany; and Chiang Mai, Thailand, rounding out the top five.
For the full list, visit insuremytrip.com.
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