Chongqing

Chongqing, China, scores 68 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #76 of 309 destinations. 26 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 85% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 68
• OECD: 65
• UN Tourism: 79
• UNDRR: 63

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 99.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (Chongqing Municipal People's Government Information Office / Guandian, Jan–Aug 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 200 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development via iChongqing, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 290.9 kg per resident per year (Chongqing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (Press Conference on the 2025 Chongqing Ecological Environment Status Bulletin / CCTV News), 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Average length of stay: 1.7 nights per visitor (Ministry of Culture and Tourism / CEIC, 'Chongqing: Visitor Arrival: Average Length of Stay: Inbound', 2022). Below 1.8: grade 0/4.
• Tropical nights: 127.4 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.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 49.2 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Ministry of Culture and Tourism / CEIC, 'China Hotel Room Occupancy Rate: Total', 2024). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4.

China in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

China is #8 of 110 countries (5 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 67 on the CIRA Index; Chongqing is 1 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 63

• Nights in the three busiest months: 34.7 % of annual nights (Chongqing Municipal Culture and Tourism Development Commission, compiled via CQNews and Chongqing Annual Tourism Statistics, 2024). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 99.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (Chongqing Municipal People's Government Information Office / Guandian, Jan–Aug 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 16 % of international arrivals or nights (Sina Finance / Haina Caijing (reporting official inbound tourism monitoring data), H1 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 200 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development via iChongqing, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 1.7 nights per visitor (Ministry of Culture and Tourism / CEIC, 'Chongqing: Visitor Arrival: Average Length of Stay: Inbound', 2022). Below 1.8: grade 0/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 49.2 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Ministry of Culture and Tourism / CEIC, 'China Hotel Room Occupancy Rate: Total', 2024). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 67

• Jobs in tourism industries: 5.4 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 5.3 % of the labour force (Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Statistics / Xinhua Net, 2024). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 26,976 GDP per capita, USD PPP (Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Statistics & IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026), 2024). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 40

• Extreme heat days: 30.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 127.4 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: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 2.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4. Source

Water and environment: 88

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 98 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment / Chongqing Municipal People's Government, 2022/2023 Monitoring Report on the Construction of a Land of Beautiful Mountains and Rivers, 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 290.9 kg per resident per year (Chongqing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (Press Conference on the 2025 Chongqing Ecological Environment Status Bulletin / CCTV News), 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 44.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Chongqing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (2023 Bulletin on the Ecological Environment of Chongqing Municipality), 2023). At or above 40: grade 4/4. Source

Community and housing: 100

• Tourism intensity: 3.2 visitor nights per resident per year (Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, 'Statistical Communiqué of Chongqing Municipality on the 2023 National Economic and Social Development', 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: -0.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (National Bureau of Statistics of China / Trading Economics, August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 63

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Chongqing Municipal People's Government & CAAC, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4. 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: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (iChongqing & Chongqing Municipal People's Congress, 2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development, 2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 69.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 2 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). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (iChongqing & Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development, 2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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