Travel destinations
Three standing cuts through the same 194-country table. Each list is a rule, not an editorial pick — the rule is printed above the results, and the results move when the scores move.
- Countries scored
- 194
- Destination guides
- 194
- Photographs on file
- 194
- Scores last recomputed
- 13 Aug 2026
Popular & friendly
Countries that clear BFI 75, popularity 70 and safety 70 at the same time. 31 of 194 qualify tonight.
- Safety
- 93
- Popularity
- 92
- Visa ease
- 75
Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Burj Khalifa
- Safety
- 95
- Popularity
- 85
- Visa ease
- 75
Muscat · Nizwa · Wadi Shab
- Safety
- 88
- Popularity
- 92
- Visa ease
- 75
Ha Long Bay · Hoi An Ancient Town · Hanoi
- Safety
- 96
- Popularity
- 80
- Visa ease
- 75
Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest Monastery) · Thimphu · Punakha Dzong
- Safety
- 78
- Popularity
- 90
- Visa ease
- 90
Sigiriya Rock Fortress · Kandy (Cultural Capital & Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) · Galle Fort
- Safety
- 80
- Popularity
- 88
- Visa ease
- 100
Kuala Lumpur · Penang (George Town) · Langkawi
- Safety
- 90
- Popularity
- 88
- Visa ease
- 90
Port Louis · Black River Gorges National Park · Ile aux Cerfs
- Safety
- 97
- Popularity
- 90
- Visa ease
- 75
Gardens by the Bay · Sentosa Island · Marina Bay Sands
- Safety
- 78
- Popularity
- 90
- Visa ease
- 75
Bali · Yogyakarta · Komodo National Park
- Safety
- 95
- Popularity
- 82
- Visa ease
- 70
Tokyo · Kyoto · Mount Fuji (and Hakone region)
- Safety
- 75
- Popularity
- 92
- Visa ease
- 93
Bangkok (Capital City, Grand Palace, Wat Arun, vibrant markets) · Phuket (Patong Beach, Phi Phi Islands, Big Buddha) · Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep Temple, Elephant Sanctuaries, Old City Walls)
- Safety
- 80
- Popularity
- 90
- Visa ease
- 100
Kathmandu (capital city, cultural heart, home to UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath Stupa) · Pokhara (adventure hub, known for its serene Phewa Lake, stunning Annapurna mountain views, and paragliding) · Lumbini (birthplace of Lord Buddha, a significant pilgrimage site with monasteries from various countries)
- Safety
- 90
- Popularity
- 82
- Visa ease
- 90
Mahé Island (including Victoria and Beau Vallon Beach) · Praslin Island (home to Vallée de Mai and Anse Lazio Beach) · La Digue Island (famous for Anse Source d'Argent beach)
- Safety
- 78
- Popularity
- 80
- Visa ease
- 85
Jerusalem (Old City, Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre) · Tel Aviv (Jaffa Old City, Carmel Market, Bauhaus Architecture) · Masada and the Dead Sea
- Safety
- 75
- Popularity
- 88
- Visa ease
- 50
Paris (Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum) · French Riviera (e.g., Nice, Cannes, Saint-Tropez) · Loire Valley (Châteaux de la Loire, e.g., Chambord, Chenonceau)
Reading the plate. Where a photograph exists the card sits over it and the score floats on the image. Where it does not, the plate carries the nine BFI inputs in weight order — UN voting, sentiment, popularity, trade, defence, visa, safety — with affordability and vegetarian-friendliness drawn as outlines because they are computed and stored but carry zero weight. The dashed rule marks 60, the Friendly Nation cut.