Almost zero travellers feel international travel has become safer today than it was in 2025, according to a new survey by Global Rescue.
The travel risk and crisis response provider surveyed over 1,200 current and former members in April and their findings display evidence of a global mindset shift in which risk has become embedded.
The Spring 2026 Global Rescue Traveller Sentiment and Safety Survey shows that only 1% of travellers are less concerned about their personal safety when travelling internationally.
Some 56% of those surveyed reported being more or much more concerned, and a full 42% say their level of concern has not changed.
“Travellers are not seeing improvement in the global risk environment,” said Dan Richards, CEO of The Global Rescue Companies.
“What we’re observing is a split between those who feel conditions are worsening and those who believe risks remain persistently elevated – but almost no one sees the world as getting safer.”
Travellers have been affected by global instability from the conflict in the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine war and cartel-related violence in Mexico.
When viewed in terms of gender, some 61% of women report being more concerned compared with 53% of men.
Location will also affect perception, with the US more concerned than most. Amongst US-based respondents, 56% were more concerned mirroring the global average. Amongst non-US-based respondents, that figure was 52%.
“Stability in perception is not the same as confidence,” Richards said.
“When nearly half of travellers say their concerns haven’t changed – and virtually none say they’ve decreased – it tells you that elevated risk has become the baseline expectation.”
