These are the most welcoming cities for tourists in Europe

Published on 29/07/2026 - 11:23 GMT+2 In news that will come as a shock to all Londoners who have been perfecting their resting [bleep] face, the UK capital has just been named the most welcoming city for tourists in Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT That’s according to eSIM provider Holafly, which looked at 200 cities worldwide and evaluated them based on safety, visa openness, tourism and information services, and English proficiency levels among residents. London came out second overall. The UK as a whole is among the most welcoming countries worldwide, with Edinburgh coming out 11th in the ranking. Just two other countries in Europe had two cities in the top 20: Denmark, with Copenhagen (ninth) and Aarhus (10th), and Czechia, with Prague (16th) and Brno (20th). That’s not enough to claim the title of most welcoming country overall, though, as Canada had three cities in the top 20 – Ottawa (14th), Toronto (18th) and Montreal (19th). Globally, the most welcoming city was Singapore. The Asian city-state claimed the top spot due to its safety score of 77.7 on Numbeo, a visa openness score of 164 on the Henley Openness Index, and because of the number of tourism and information assistance points across the country (41). The world's most welcoming cities Singapore London, UK Sydney, Australia New York City, New York, USA Boston, Massachusetts, USA Penang Island, Malaysia The Hague, Netherlands Hong Kong Copenhagen, Denmark Aarhus, Denmark Edinburgh, UK Utrecht, Netherlands Davao City, Philippines Ottawa, Canada Melbourne, Australia Prague, Czechia Amsterdam, Netherlands Toronto, Canada Montreal, Canada Brno, Czechia