Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon, scores 26 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #302 of 309 destinations. 23 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 66% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 26
• OECD: 25
• UN Tourism: 24
• UNDRR: 29

Strongest

• Extreme heat days: 2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 401.5 kg per resident per year (Ministry of Environment of Lebanon & UNDP, 2018). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wikipedia / Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL), 2024–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.

Weakest

• Wastewater safely treated: 37 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (ReWater MENA / UN-Water / WHO SDG 6.3.1 Progress Report, 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4.
• Government effectiveness: 10.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 8

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: not measured yet
• Largest foreign market: 45.8 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Bank Audi / Lebanese Ministry of Tourism via Italian Trade Agency (Agenzia ICE), 2025). Above 40: grade 0/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 84.5 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Bank Audi / Lebanese Ministry of Tourism via Italian Trade Agency (ICE), 2025). Between 80 and 90: grade 1/4. Source
• Average length of stay: not measured yet
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 41 % average annual occupancy (Ernst & Young (EY) Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey / Credit Libanais, 2023). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 19

• Jobs in tourism industries: 19.6 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (The Beiruter / International Information (citing WTTC), 2024). Between 16 and 22: grade 1/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 24.8 % of the labour force (region figure) (Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) & ILO, Lebanon Follow-up Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022, January 2022). Above 18: grade 0/4. Source
• Income per head: 11,917 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2024). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 70 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) & ILO, Lebanon Follow-up Labour Force Survey (LFS) January 2022 Fact Sheet, 2022). Between 64 and 72: grade 2/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 40

• Extreme heat days: 2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 151.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 6.4 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4. Source

Water and environment: 31

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 37 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (ReWater MENA / UN-Water / WHO SDG 6.3.1 Progress Report, 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 401.5 kg per resident per year (Ministry of Environment of Lebanon & UNDP, 2018). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
• Green space: 1.8 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (UN-Habitat / American University of Beirut (AUB), 2016). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 0

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 28.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Lebanon Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) / L'Orient Today, August 2024–August 2025). Above 15: grade 0/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 21

• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wikipedia / Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL), 2024–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (UNDP Lebanon / Lebanese Presidency of the Council of Ministers Disaster Risk Management Unit, 2023–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (L'Orient Today / Ministry of Tourism, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 10.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Lebanese Ministry of Finance / Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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