Paris

Paris, France, scores 70 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #57 of 309 destinations. 29 of 31 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: 70
• OECD: 73
• UN Tourism: 72
• UNDRR: 66

Strongest

• Nights in the three busiest months: 27.1 % of annual nights (Insee, Number of nights spent at hotels - Total - Paris (Series 010598705), 2025). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 110.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Insee, Overnight stays - Total - In hotels - Paris (Series 010607170), 2025). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 80 % average annual occupancy (Coach Omnium / Insee, Panorama de l'hôtellerie parisienne, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4.
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4.
• Short-let density: 3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Insee / Apur, August 2026). Between 2 and 4: grade 1/4.

France in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

France is #5 of 110 countries (5.17 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 69 on the CIRA Index; Paris is 1 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 88

• Nights in the three busiest months: 27.1 % of annual nights (Insee, Number of nights spent at hotels - Total - Paris (Series 010598705), 2025). At or below 30: grade 4/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 46 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (INSEE Flash Île-de-France, 'Un an après les Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques, le tourisme francilien au plus haut en 2025', 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (INSEE Flash Île-de-France, 'Un an après les Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques, le tourisme francilien au plus haut en 2025', 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 110.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Insee, Overnight stays - Total - In hotels - Paris (Series 010607170), 2025). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 2.2 nights per visitor (metro figure) (Paris je t'aime - Office de Tourisme de Paris, Chiffres Clés 2024, 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 80 % average annual occupancy (Coach Omnium / Insee, Panorama de l'hôtellerie parisienne, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 92

• Jobs in tourism industries: 6.7 % 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: 5.7 % of the labour force (Insee, Q4 2024). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 86,893 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (OECD Regional Statistics / OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance, 2022). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 65

• Extreme heat days: 1.8 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: 2.8 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: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 2.7 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: 63

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 86.7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Country Profiles (Indicator 6.3.1), 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 433 kg per resident per year (Ville de Paris, Rapport annuel sur le prix et la qualité du service public de prévention et de gestion des déchets ménagers et assimilés à Paris, 2023). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
• Green space: 21 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Ville de Paris (Direction des Espaces Verts et de l'Environnement), Urban tree planning and planting in Paris, 2022). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4. Source

Community and housing: 50

• Tourism intensity: 19.9 visitor nights per resident per year (Insee, Time series 010607170 (Overnight stays in hotels - Paris) & Recensement de la population (Populations de référence), 2025). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 4.7 % change in rents over the last 12 months (SeLoger-Meilleurs Agents / Les Échos, Baromètre de l'investissement locatif, July 2025 – July 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
• Short-let density: 3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Insee / Apur, August 2026). Between 2 and 4: grade 1/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 75

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Paris je t'aime - Office de Tourisme de Paris, How to get to Paris: transport and access guide, 2025). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: 99.3 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (Eurostat avia_paoa, 2025-03–2026-02). Between 90 and 100: grade 2/4. Source
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: 29.6 % of international air passengers on routes to the 3 largest partner countries (Eurostat avia_par_fr (passengers carried by route, both directions), 2024). At or below 35: grade 4/4. Source
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (City of Paris, Paris Climate Action Plan 2024-2030 & PreventionWeb / UNDRR, 2024–2025). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (European Travel Commission, Crises in Tourism: Impacts and Lessons from European Destinations, 2024). Grade 2/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 84.9 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 (Service-Public France & City of Paris, Changes in 2026 in the tourist tax in Paris, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4. Source

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