Safety perceptions among Chinese travellers are improving, but concerns about South-east Asia persist. Thailand, a popular destination, is seen as “unsafe” by 19 per cent of respondents in a Dragon Trail International (DTI) poll from April 2025, with 39 per cent still “unsure”.
During the recent DTI webinar, Sienna Parulis-Cook, marketing and communications director, noted that “first-time travellers and those travelling with families go to Singapore instead”.

Singapore’s safety perception stands at 79 per cent, down from 81 per cent in September 2024, ranking behind Hong Kong (92 per cent) and ahead of Switzerland (67 per cent). The three South-east Asian countries perceived as least safe are Cambodia (15 per cent), Thailand (19 per cent), and Vietnam (22 per cent).
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