Global Executive Protection : 92 Destinations Worldwide

London

United Kingdom

Elevated

London remains one of the world's most strategically complex security environments for UHNW individuals and senior executives.

Paris

France

Moderate

Paris concentrates an extraordinary density of private wealth, diplomatic missions, and luxury cultural events within a compact geography: from the 8th arrondissement's maisons de couture to the Palais Brongniart during investor summits.

Geneva

Switzerland

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Geneva's unique status as host to the United Nations European headquarters, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and over 200 intergovernmental organisations makes it the world's most concentrated diplomatic city per square kilometre.

Monaco

Monaco

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Monaco concentrates more private wealth per capita than any jurisdiction on earth, and its calendar: anchored by the Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, and the Monaco Yacht Show: creates recurring security planning requirements of exceptional complexity.

Cannes

France

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Cannes transforms each May into the world's most intensely photographed event environment, with the Festival de Cannes drawing over 40,000 accredited professionals and generating one of the highest concentrations of A-list principals and luxury spending on the Côte d'Azur.

Zurich

Switzerland

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Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse anchors the world's most exclusive concentration of private banking institutions, and the city's Flughafen acts as the primary entry point for UHNW principals visiting the Swiss financial capital.

Lake Como

Italy

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Lake Como concentrates more European old-money estates per shoreline-kilometre than any single body of water on the continent, and its wedding season, May through October, turns the lake into a stage for the most photographed UHNW celebrations on the planet.

Saint-Tropez

France

Elevated

Saint-Tropez compresses the French Riviera's summer UHNW season into eight weeks (mid-July through mid-September) and twelve kilometres of coast between the village port and the Pampelonne beach clubs.

Mykonos

Greece

Elevated

Mykonos has become the de facto centre of the Greek UHNW summer season: concentrating between June and September the highest tender-yacht-to-shoreline ratio in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Capri & the Amalfi Coast

Italy

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Capri and the Amalfi Coast (Positano, Ravello, Amalfi, Ischia) compress the Italian Mediterranean UHNW summer into 60 kilometres of vertical coastline accessible by sea or by single-lane mountain road.

Marbella & Sotogrande

Spain

Elevated

Marbella and Sotogrande define the Spanish UHNW summer corridor, drawing Gulf, British, and Spanish wealth to a Costa del Sol section that runs from Puerto Banús through Nueva Andalucía to the Sotogrande estate.

St. Moritz

Switzerland

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Rome

Italy

Moderate

Rome hosts the Vatican, the G20 rotating presidency, and a dense concentration of European family offices and old-money estates.

Milan

Italy

Moderate

Milan is Italy's financial and fashion capital, drawing global CEOs, luxury brand executives, and UHNW collectors during Milan Fashion Week, Salone del Mobile, and Art Week.

Florence

Italy

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Florence concentrates Renaissance art, Antinori wine estates, and old-European family offices within a compact UNESCO centre.

Barcelona

Spain

Elevated

Barcelona combines the cosmopolitan energy of the Mediterranean's most-visited city with a documented elevated pickpocket and street-crime environment that extends into UHNW territory through targeted approaches and social engineering.

Madrid

Spain

Moderate

Madrid is Spain's political and financial capital, hosting NATO summits, EU bilateral meetings, and a growing concentration of Latin American UHNW families seeking European base residency.

Vienna

Austria

Moderate

Vienna hosts the UN Office at Vienna, OPEC headquarters, OSCE, and IAEA: making it one of Europe's most significant diplomatic cities.

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Moderate

Amsterdam's Zuidas financial district, Schiphol private aviation access, and role as a European tech hub make it a recurring destination for Fortune 500 executives and UHNW principals.

Brussels

Belgium

Elevated

Brussels hosts EU and NATO headquarters, making it Europe's most significant diplomatic and institutional security environment.

Munich

Germany

Moderate

Munich anchors Germany's wealthiest Bundesland and hosts BMW headquarters, Allianz, MAN, and a dense network of private equity and family office capital.

Berlin

Germany

Moderate

Berlin's dual identity as Germany's political capital and Europe's fastest-growing tech ecosystem makes it a recurring destination for C-suite principals, government officials, and creative economy UHNW individuals.

Nice

France

Elevated

Nice serves as the primary arrival gateway for all Côte d'Azur principals: the Nice Côte d'Azur private terminal (FBO) handles more UHNW arrivals per season than any French airport outside Paris.

Antibes

France

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Antibes hosts the largest superyacht marina in the Mediterranean: Port Vauban, and is the operational base for the global superyacht fleet during the Côte d'Azur winter refit season (September to May) and the launch of the summer charter season.

Courchevel

France

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Courchevel 1850 is the highest-altitude concentration of UHNW wealth in the French Alps, with Chalet Ormello, Le K2 Palace, and L'Apogée Courchevel serving as the reference properties for the European and Gulf private banking season from late December through March.

Verbier

Switzerland

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Verbier is the Swiss Romand UHNW winter resort, drawing British, American, and Middle Eastern principals to a 4-Vallées ski area centred on a compact village famous for its post-ski social circuit (Farm Club, Farinet, Pub Mont Fort).

Portofino

Italy

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Portofino's postage-stamp harbour is the most photographed anchorage on the Italian Riviera, drawing superyachts, media crews, and international luxury brands to a village of 400 permanent residents that accommodates thousands of day visitors in July and August.

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Moderate

Edinburgh concentrates Scottish government, a growing fintech and asset management sector, and the world's largest arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, into a compact UNESCO historic city.

Lisbon

Portugal

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Lisbon's status as Europe's preferred NHR tax residency destination has drawn a wave of UHNW relocations from Britain, France, and Brazil, creating a year-round resident UHNW community centred on Príncipe Real, Chiado, and Cascais.

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Italy

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Cortina d'Ampezzo is Italy's premier alpine resort, drawing Italian industrial dynasties, Venetian old money, and international UHNW winter visitors to the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage circuit.

Gstaad

Switzerland

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Gstaad is the most private of the Swiss Alpine resorts, with the Palace Hotel and Gstaad-Saanen regional airport serving a clientele that reads as a who's who of European aristocracy, Gulf ruling families, and American media moguls.

Megève

France

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Megève is the French Alps' most discreet luxury resort: built by Noémie de Rothschild as an alternative to Switzerland's St.

Istanbul

Turkey

Elevated

Istanbul straddles two continents and hosts more daily flight connections to conflict zones than any city on our portfolio: Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Ukraine are all within 2-3 hours.

Athens

Greece

Moderate

Athens serves as the logistics and financial hub for the Greek superyacht circuit and as the political capital for European-funded infrastructure investment.

Stockholm

Sweden

Moderate

Stockholm is Northern Europe's fintech and climate tech capital, hosting Spotify, Klarna, King, and EQT: the Nordic private equity giant.

Oslo

Norway

Moderate

Oslo hosts the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global: the world's largest sovereign wealth fund at $1.

Prague

Czech Republic

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Prague hosts the largest concentration of Central European family office capital outside Vienna, and its UNESCO historic centre attracts UHNW visitors for private art acquisitions, wedding events, and diplomatic engagements at Pražský hrad (Prague Castle).

Budapest

Hungary

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Budapest draws Central European UHNW visitors to its thermal baths, Habsburg architecture, and a growing fintech and real estate investment sector anchored by Andrássy Avenue.

Naples

Italy

Elevated

Naples serves as the gateway to the Amalfi Coast, Capri, and the Cilento, and its commercial port handles the highest volume of superyacht transits in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Porto

Portugal

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Porto's Golden Visa legacy and its Foz do Douro waterfront have made it Northern Portugal's UHNW address of choice, with Quinta estates along the Douro Valley wine corridor attracting British, French, and American family office investment.

Warsaw

Poland

Moderate

Warsaw has emerged as a key NATO eastern flank headquarters city and the primary recipient of post-2022 Eastern European corporate relocations from Kyiv, Moscow, and Minsk.

Copenhagen

Denmark

Moderate

Copenhagen is the Nordic financial capital alongside Stockholm, hosting A.

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Elevated

Dubai draws the world's most prominent business figures, sovereign wealth managers, and high-net-worth families: particularly during the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum season and World Expo legacy events.

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Elevated

Abu Dhabi's position as the capital of the UAE and seat of the Presidential Court places it at the intersection of sovereign wealth, state diplomacy, and luxury hospitality at the highest level.

Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

Elevated

Riyadh's transformation under Vision 2030 has turned the Saudi capital into a destination for Fortune 500 CEOs, sovereign investors, and entertainment conglomerates at an unprecedented pace.

Doha

Qatar

Elevated

Doha hosts QIA (one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds), multiple international sports federations following FIFA World Cup 2022 infrastructure, and an expanding UHNW hospitality sector centred on The Pearl and West Bay.

Kuwait City

Kuwait

Elevated

Kuwait City is the seat of the Kuwait Investment Authority: the world's fifth-largest sovereign wealth fund, and a significant diplomatic hub for the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Tel Aviv

Israel

Elevated

Tel Aviv's Startup Nation ecosystem makes it a mandatory destination for venture capital, defence-tech, and cybersecurity investment delegations, while its beach clubs and hospitality scene draw UHNW visitors during the European summer.

Cairo

Egypt

Elevated

Cairo is Sub-Saharan Africa and the Arab world's most populous capital, hosting the Arab League headquarters, major Egyptian sovereign investment institutions, and a growing luxury hospitality sector anchored by the Four Seasons Nile Plaza and the Marriott Palace.

Muscat

Oman

Moderate

Muscat is one of the Gulf's safest and most diplomatically active capitals: Oman's traditional role as a neutral mediator between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Western powers makes it a recurring venue for back-channel diplomatic meetings.

Amman

Jordan

Elevated

Amman serves as a regional hub for humanitarian organisations, UN agencies, and investment delegations navigating the Syria, Iraq, and Palestinian security corridors.

Baku

Azerbaijan

Elevated

Baku hosted COP29 (2024) and the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, cementing its role as a high-profile diplomatic and sporting event destination for UHNW principals from the Caucasus, Russia, and Gulf regions.

New York

United States

Moderate

New York City demands executive protection professionals who can operate across radically different environments within minutes: from the boardrooms of Midtown's Park Avenue to SoHo gallery openings, from UN General Assembly sessions in Turtle Bay to private family offices in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Aspen

United States

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Aspen concentrates the North American mountain UHNW winter season into eight weeks (mid-December through mid-February), with peak density around Christmas-New Year and the Aspen Art Week.

Saint-Barthélemy

France (Saint-Barthélemy)

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Saint-Barthélemy compresses the Caribbean UHNW winter into the eight weeks between mid-December and mid-February, with peak density during New Year week.

Miami

United States

Moderate

Miami concentrates Latin American UHNW wealth, international art collecting, and the world's largest superyacht show into a subtropical city with a documented elevated crime environment.

Los Angeles

United States

Moderate

Los Angeles is the world's entertainment capital and one of the highest-volume markets for close protection services globally, driven by celebrity principals, entertainment industry executives, and the concentrated media exposure of award season.

Chicago

United States

Moderate

Chicago is the US Midwest's financial capital and a hub for commodity trading, futures markets, and private equity.

Washington DC

United States

Moderate

Washington DC is the world's most significant diplomatic city after Brussels and New York, hosting every major bilateral and multilateral summit on the Western political calendar.

São Paulo

Brazil

Elevated

São Paulo is Latin America's largest city and its financial capital, with documented kidnap-for-ransom, express kidnapping, and vehicle ambush risk that has created the world's largest urban helicopter fleet as the UHNW commuting solution.

Mexico City

Mexico

Elevated

Mexico City is Latin America's cultural and political capital, drawing international investment delegations, tech sector founders, and UHNW residents drawn by the city's gastronomy, art, and architecture scenes.

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Elevated

Buenos Aires is the cultural capital of the Southern Cone and a destination for European-descent UHNW families maintaining Patagonian estancias, Mendoza wine estates, and city pied-à-terre properties in Palermo and Recoleta.

Toronto

Canada

Moderate

Toronto is Canada's financial capital and the site of TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival): one of the world's highest-concentration celebrity events.

Las Vegas

United States

Moderate

Las Vegas hosts the world's largest concentration of VIP hospitality infrastructure: Aria Sky Suites, Wynn Penthouse, Encore Tower Suites, and a calendar of boxing championships, Formula 1 (Las Vegas Grand Prix), UFC events, and major CES conferences that draw UHNW principals year-round.

Palm Beach

United States

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Palm Beach Island is the UHNW winter community of the American East Coast, with Worth Avenue, Breakers Hotel, and a concentration of private club estates that draws some of the world's most prominent families to a 2-square-mile barrier island from December through April.

Turks & Caicos

British Overseas Territory

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Turks & Caicos, specifically Providenciales and the Parrot Cay private island, has become the winter UHNW destination of choice for New York and London financiers, tech founders, and entertainment principals seeking maximum privacy in a British Overseas Territory with no income tax.

Barbados

Barbados

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Barbados is the Caribbean's most established UHNW destination, with the Platinum Coast (Saint James and Saint Peter) hosting some of the most private beachfront estates in the Western hemisphere.

San Francisco

United States

Moderate

San Francisco and Silicon Valley host the world's highest per-capita UHNW density of technology founders, venture capitalists, and AI executives.

Houston

United States

Moderate

Houston is the energy capital of the world, hosting ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, and over 5,000 energy sector companies in the Energy Corridor.

Washington D.C.

United States

Elevated

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Boston

United States

Moderate

Boston is the world's leading biotech and life sciences hub, home to Harvard, MIT, and a concentration of pharmaceutical and healthcare investment capital that draws global C-suite principals for partnership negotiations.

Vancouver

Canada

Moderate

Vancouver is Canada's Pacific gateway and one of the most UHNW-dense cities in North America, driven by Chinese-origin family office wealth, technology sector principals, and the film and entertainment industry.

Bogotá

Colombia

Elevated

Bogotá is Colombia's political and financial capital, and the country's transition has created a new wave of international investment interest across mining, technology, and agribusiness.

Lima

Peru

Elevated

Lima is the financial gateway to Peru's extraordinary mineral wealth, the world's second-largest copper and zinc producer, drawing global mining executives, private equity delegations, and sovereign wealth managers to bilateral meetings with Peru's Ministry of Economy.

Cape Town

South Africa

Elevated

Cape Town draws international UHNW principals to its Constantia valley wine estates, Atlantic Seaboard villas, and Clifton Beach summer season, while presenting one of the highest violent crime rates of any city on our worldwide portfolio.

Nairobi

Kenya

Elevated

Nairobi is Sub-Saharan Africa's primary business hub outside South Africa, hosting UNEP and UN-Habitat headquarters, the Nairobi Securities Exchange, and a growing tech startup ecosystem.

Casablanca

Morocco

Moderate

Casablanca is Morocco's economic capital and North Africa's primary financial hub, drawing French, Gulf, and sub-Saharan African investment capital to its Finance City and Atlantic Business District.

Johannesburg

South Africa

Elevated

Johannesburg is Africa's financial engine, hosting the JSE (Africa's largest stock exchange), major mining conglomerate headquarters, and the continent's most active private equity scene.

Marrakech

Morocco

Moderate

Marrakech hosts the Marrakech Investment Forum, COP African Climate summits, and a Palmeraie luxury real estate circuit drawing Gulf, French, and British UHNW investors.

Lagos

Nigeria

Elevated

Lagos is Sub-Saharan Africa's most important commercial city: a 22-million-person megacity hosting the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the headquarters of Dangote Group, and MTN Nigeria, and the primary destination for international investment delegations targeting West Africa's largest economy.

Accra

Ghana

Moderate

Accra is West Africa's most stable business capital and the preferred regional base for multinational corporations operating across the Francophone and Anglophone West Africa corridor.

Casablanca

Morocco

Moderate

Casablanca is Africa's financial capital: home to the Casablanca Finance City, the Casablanca Stock Exchange, and the African Development Bank's regional operations.

Maldives

Maldives

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The Maldives hosts the world's highest concentration of overwater private villa resorts, Velaa, Cheval Blanc Randheli, One&Only Reethi Rah, and COMO Maalifushi, creating a unique maritime-centred security environment for UHNW principals on Indian Ocean superyacht circuits.

Seychelles

Seychelles

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The Seychelles' Mahé, Praslin, and La Digue offer a UHNW Caribbean-level privacy with Indian Ocean geography: Four Seasons Desroches Island, North Island, and Fregate Island Private host the world's most exclusive island-resort clients.

Singapore

Singapore

Moderate

Singapore has emerged as Asia's foremost wealth management hub, drawing family offices, sovereign funds, and technology investors from across the Indo-Pacific.

Tokyo

Japan

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Tokyo presents a paradox for international security professionals: statistically one of the world's safest megacities, yet a deeply complex operational environment for non-Japanese principals unfamiliar with its cultural codes, geography, and institutional protocols.

Hong Kong

China (SAR)

Elevated

Hong Kong remains Asia's premier international financial centre despite political changes, hosting HSBC, JP Morgan, and 70+ global fund managers managing $3 trillion in assets.

Shanghai

China

Moderate

Shanghai is China's commercial capital and the primary destination for international executives and UHNW principals visiting China.

Beijing

China

Moderate

Beijing is China's political capital, hosting Zhongnanhai, Tian'anmen, and the Great Hall of the People: making it the destination for all foreign government delegations, senior investment missions, and state-owned enterprise bilateral negotiations.

Seoul

South Korea

Moderate

Seoul is home to Samsung, Hyundai, LG, and SK: making it a mandatory destination for technology, semiconductor, and automotive investment delegations.

Bangkok

Thailand

Moderate

Bangkok serves as the primary hub for ASEAN business travel, with over 40 million annual visitors and a growing concentration of Hong Kong and Taiwanese UHNW families establishing Thai family offices under the BOI Long-Term Resident visa programme.

Mumbai

India

Elevated

Mumbai is India's financial capital, home to BSE (Asia's oldest stock exchange), Bollywood, and the country's highest concentration of dollar billionaires.

Bali

Indonesia

Moderate

Bali has evolved from a backpacker destination to a year-round UHNW residency hub, with Seminyak, Canggu, and Ubud hosting an estimated 100,000+ digital nomads and 5,000+ villa-resident UHNW principals.

Sydney

Australia

Moderate

Sydney is Australia's financial capital and the gateway for Asia-Pacific UHNW investment, with a growing concentration of Asian-origin family offices establishing Mosman and Vaucluse residential bases.

Jakarta

Indonesia

Elevated

Jakarta is Southeast Asia's largest city and Indonesia's political and financial capital: home to the IDX, Bank Indonesia, and the largest Muslim UHNW population in the world.

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

Moderate

Ho Chi Minh City is Southeast Asia's fastest-growing tech investment hub, drawing Silicon Valley and Asian VC delegations to its District 2 (Thảo Điền) expat community and Bitexco-anchored CBD.

Taipei

Taiwan

Elevated

Taipei is the world's semiconductor capital: TSMC, MediaTek, and UMC collectively produce the majority of the world's advanced chips: making it a mandatory destination for tech industry executives and government delegations concerned with supply chain security.

Melbourne

Australia

Moderate

Melbourne hosts the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam, Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, and is the base for Australia's legal and financial sectors alongside Sydney.

New Delhi

India

Elevated

New Delhi is India's political capital, hosting the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Finance, and all bilateral diplomatic missions.

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Moderate

Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia's financial capital and ASEAN's second-largest financial centre, hosting Petronas, Sime Darby, and a significant concentration of Gulf sovereign investment through the city's Islamic finance ecosystem.