Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany, scores 78 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #10 of 309 destinations. 28 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 88% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 78
• OECD: 80
• UN Tourism: 84
• UNDRR: 67

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 78.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (Geschäftsstelle der Metropolregion Hamburg / Statistikamt Nord, 'Statistik - Anzahl von Gästen und Übernachtungen im Tourismus', 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 9.6 % of international arrivals or nights (Hamburg Tourismus GmbH / Statistikamt Nord, 'Tourismus Insights Hamburg: Zahlen, Trends und Märkte', Jan–Oct 2025). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77 % average annual occupancy (Behörde für Wirtschaft und Innovation Hamburg / Hamburg Tourismus GmbH, reported via WELT and HOGAPAGE, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Hamburg Tourismus GmbH / Behörde für Wirtschaft und Innovation, 2022–2024). Grade 1/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.1 nights per visitor (Statistikamt Nord / Regionalstatistik, compiled via HolidayCheck Tourismus-Analyse, 2025). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4.

Germany in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Germany is #6 of 110 countries (5.09 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 68 on the CIRA Index; Hamburg is 10 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 79

• Nights in the three busiest months: 34.1 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 78.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (Geschäftsstelle der Metropolregion Hamburg / Statistikamt Nord, 'Statistik - Anzahl von Gästen und Übernachtungen im Tourismus', 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 9.6 % of international arrivals or nights (Hamburg Tourismus GmbH / Statistikamt Nord, 'Tourismus Insights Hamburg: Zahlen, Trends und Märkte', Jan–Oct 2025). At or below 15: grade 4/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 106.7 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Statistikamt Nord / Hamburg Tourismus GmbH (HHT Marktforschung), Monatlicher Tourismus-Überblick Januar - Dezember 2025, 2025). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 2.1 nights per visitor (Statistikamt Nord / Regionalstatistik, compiled via HolidayCheck Tourismus-Analyse, 2025). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77 % average annual occupancy (Behörde für Wirtschaft und Innovation Hamburg / Hamburg Tourismus GmbH, reported via WELT and HOGAPAGE, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 75

• Jobs in tourism industries: 9.9 % 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). Between 8 and 12: grade 3/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 8.6 % of the labour force (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Arbeitsmarkt im Überblick - Hamburg, Land, August 2026). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4. Source
• Income per head: 100,853 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (OECD Regional Statistics / Eurostat, 2022). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 70

• Extreme heat days: 0.4 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: 0.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4. Source
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 2.4 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: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (Statistik Nord), Öffentliche Wasserversorgung und Abwasserbeseitigung in Hamburg 2022, 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 412 kg per resident per year (Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Statistikportal) / Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), 2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
• Green space: 44.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Hamburg Convention Bureau / Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 2023). At or above 40: grade 4/4. Source

Community and housing: 94

• Tourism intensity: 8.8 visitor nights per resident per year (Statistikamt Nord / Metropolregion Hamburg, 'Tourismus' & 'Bevölkerungsstand', 2025). Between 5 and 10: grade 3/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 1.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen Hamburg, Hamburger Mietenspiegel 2025, 2023–2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• Short-let density: 0.2 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Statistikamt Nord, 2025–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: 70 % of residents who say tourism benefits them or the city (Hamburg Tourismus GmbH / Hamburg Business, based on survey by German Institute for Tourism Research (FH Westküste) and Touristicon, 2024). At or above 70: grade 4/4. Source

Access and continuity: 75

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Hamburg Port Authority, Hamburg Airport, Deutsche Bahn, Die Autobahn GmbH, 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 (Behörde für Inneres und Sport Hamburg, Sturmflut-Hinweise / Katastrophenschutz, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Hamburg Tourismus GmbH / Behörde für Wirtschaft und Innovation, 2022–2024). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 90.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4. 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 dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Hamburgische Bürgerschaft / Hamburg Tourismus, Kultur- und Tourismustaxe, 2024–2025). Grade 3/4. Source

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