Top 5 Best Safest Cities in the World 2016

1.  Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is the world’s safest city in the world – The city is settled down by 13.3 million people, of course one among the most populous cities in Asia.However, the city is ranked the 1st in terms of digital security and in the top 5 for personal safety and good infrastructure.It has also won the title of world’s most livable city in 2015 by the magazine named Monocle.
Tokyo is famous for its nightlife and was immortalized in the movie “Lost in Translation.

2. Singapore

Singapore is an island country and leading global city state in Southeast Asia. It is also often termed as the Garden City, the Lion City and the Red Dot. It is known as one of the high income (GDP per capita above $50,000) cities of the world and it offers a realistic example of the evolving safety landscape. According to Forbes, it is the most influential city of the Asia and 4th influential city of the world. Singapore is termed as the best city regarding personal safety, it has low level of crime and illegal activity.

3. Osaka, Japan

Osaka(One of the oldest cities in Japan) is the Japan’s second largest metropolitan area and among the world’s largest with more than 19 million inhabitants. This city is praised for its technological architecture, energetic nightlife and street food The level of crime is very low in this city and safety is very high.

4. Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden’s capital city is built on 14 islands that surround a finely preserved medieval city center, gracing visitors with amazing history and breathtaking views.Like other high-income and developed cities, Stockholm provides the best personal healthcare to its people. This city was listed 7th for digital safety and 10th for health safety and the only European city that was listed in top 5 for personal security.

5.Amsterdam, Holland

This most populous and capital city of the Kingdom of Netherlands was ranked at number fourth for infrastructure safety and at number nine out of fifty cities for personal security. Amsterdam is known for world-famous museums, glorious galleries, alluring canal cruises, intriguing neighborhoods and a hopping nightlife. It’s also known as a safe place for travel, ranking as EIU’s fifth best city overall and the ninth for personal safety.

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Top 10 Fast-Food Franchises of 2016

10. Sonic

Image credit: Sonic | Facebook

Year began: 1953

Franchising since: 1959

Number of franchised units in 2015: 3,127

Startup costs: $1.1M – $1.97M

Fun fact: Sonic restaurants were almost named “Top Hat,” but that name was already trademarked. Since the slogan for the company was “Service at the speed of sound,” they renamed the venture Sonic.

9. Papa Murphy’s

Image credit: Papa Murphy’s | Facebook

Year began: 1981

Franchising since: 1982

Number of franchised units in 2015: 1,369

Startup costs: $264.8K – $446.2K

Fun fact: Papa Murphy’s got it’s name because in 1995, Terry Collins decided to merge the two pizza chains he’d previously acquired — Papa Aldo’s Pizza, based in Oregon and Murphy’s Pizza, based in California.

8. Taco Bell

Image credit: Taco Bell | Facebook

Year began: 1962

Franchising since: 1964

Number of franchised units in 2015: 5,272

Startup costs: $1.2M – $2.6M

Fun fact: This past November, the building that housed the first Taco Bell was transported from its birthplace in Downey, Calif., to Taco Bell headquarters in Irvine, Calif. — a 45-mile road trip.

7. Jack in the Box

Image credit: Jack in the box | Facebook

Year began: 1951

Franchising since: 1982

Number of franchised units in 2015: 1,818

Startup costs: $1.3M – $2.4M

Fun fact: Jack in the Box was early to the bacon mashup trend, offering a bacon milkshake back in 2012.

6. Hardee’s

Image credit: Hardee’s | Facebook

Year began: 1961

Franchising since: 1962

Number of franchised units in 2015: 1,894

Startup costs: $1.3M – $1.9M

Fun fact: Hardee’s began franchising internationally in the 1970s, starting in Australia and what was then West Germany.

5. Pizza Hut

Image credit: Pizza Hut | Facebook

Year began: 1958

Franchising since: 1959

Number of franchised units in 2015: 13,248

Startup costs: $297K – $2.1M

Fun fact: In 2015, Pizza Hut’s longest-running restaurant closed its doors. It was 55.

4. Dunkin Donuts

Image credit: Dunkin Donuts | Facebook

Year began: 1950

Franchising since: 1955

Number of franchised units in 2015: 11,460

Startup costs: $217.3K – $1.6M

Fun fact: The coffee excellence manager at Dunkin Donuts tastes an average of 200 cups of coffee a day.

3. McDonald’s

Image credit: McDonald’s | Facebook

Year began: 1955

Franchising since: 1955

Number of franchised units in 2015: 29,712

Startup costs: $989.4K – $2.2M

Fun fact: McDonald’s, which has struggled to keep up with customers’ demands for healthier, quality food, scored a win when it introduced all-day breakfast in 2015.

2. Subway

Image credit: Subway | Facebook

Year began: 1965

Franchising since: 1974

Number of franchised units in 2015: 43,916

Startup costs: $116.6 K – $263.2 K

Fun fact: Subway announced in June 2015 that it would begin eliminating artifical colors, flavors and preservatives from its menu over the next 18 months.

1. Jimmy John’s

Image credit: Jimmy John’s | Facebook

Year began: 1983

Franchising since: 1993

Number of franchised units in 2015: 2,238

Startup costs: $323 K – $544 K

Fun fact: Jimmy John’s is the highest-ranked franchise among the entire Franchise 500 for 2016, climbing from the number six slot in 2015. The company’s founder, Jimmy John Liautaud, started out by handing out free sandwiches to college students in Mattoon, Ill., in the 1980s.

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World’s safest airlines for 2016 ?

AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety and product rating website, which was launched in June 2013, has announced its top twenty safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines for 2016 from the 407 it monitors.

Top of the list for the third year is Australia’s Qantas, which has a fatality free record in the jet era – an extraordinary record.

Making up the remainder of the top twenty in alphabetical order are:

• Air New Zealand
• Alaska Airlines
• All Nippon Airlines
• American Airlines
• Cathay Pacific Airways
• Emirates
• Etihad Airways
• EVA Air
• Finnair
• Hawaiian Airlines
• Japan Airlines
• KLM, Lufthansa
• Scandinavian Airline System
• Singapore Airlines
• Swiss
• United Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia

Top ten safest low cost airlines

They are in alphabetical order:

• Aer Lingus,
• Flybe,
• HK Express,
• Jetblue,
• Jetstar Australia,
• Thomas Cook,
• TUI Fly,
• Virgin America,
•  Volaris
• Westjet

Awards

Airline Of The Year
Winner 2016: Air New Zealand
Winner 2015: Air New Zealand
Winner 2014: Air New ZealandBest Business Class
Winner 2016: Singapore Airlines
Winner 2015: Cathay Pacific
Winner 2014: Cathay PacificBest Economy
Winner 2016: Air New Zealand
Winner 2015: Thai Airways International
Winner 2014: Qantas

Best First Class
Winner 2016: Etihad Airways
Winner 2015: Etihad Airways
Winner 2014: Emirates

Best Low Fare Carrier Americas
Winner 2016: Virgin America
Winner 2015: JetBlue Airways
Winner 2014: JetBlue Airways

Best Low Fare Carrier Asia/Pacific
Winner 2016: Scoot
Winner 2015: Scoot
Winner 2014: Jetstar Asia

Best Low Fare Carrier Europe
Winner 2016: Norwegian
Winner 2015: Norwegian
Winner 2014: Norwegian

Best Low Fare Carrier Middle East/Africa
Winner 2016: Kulula
Winner 2015: Kulula
Winner 2014: Flydubai

Best New World Carrier
Winner 2016: Virgin Australia
Winner 2015: Virgin Australia

Best Premium Economy
Winner 2016: Air New Zealand
Winner 2015: Air New Zealand
Winner 2014: Air New Zealand

Catering Award
Winner 2016: Qantas
Winner 2015: Qantas
Winner 2014: Qatar Airways

In Flight Entertainment Award
Winner 2016: Singapore Airlines
Winner 2015: Emirates
Winner 2014: Emirates

Long Haul Americas
Winner 2016: Delta Air Lines
Winner 2015: LAN
Winner 2014: Air Canada

Long Haul Asia/Pacific
Winner 2016: Cathay Pacific
Winner 2015: EVA Air
Winner 2014: Singapore Airlines

Long Haul Europe
Winner 2016: Lufthansa
Winner 2015: Lufthansa
Winner 2014: Swiss International Air Lines

Long Haul Middle East/Africa
Winner 2016: Etihad Airways
Winner 2015: Etihad Airways
Winner 2014: Emirates

Regional Airline Award
Winner 2016: SilkAir
Winner 2015: Bangkok Air
Winner 2014: SilkAir

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Top 10 World’s Best Places to Visit in 2016

10. Hong Kong

 

9. Bahamas

 

8. Countryside China

7. Crete, Greece

6. Zurich, Switzerland

5. Maldives

 

4. French Countryside

 

3. Maui, Hawaii

2. Tasmania, Australia

 

1. Havana, Cuba

 

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