Pune

Pune, India, scores 56 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #198 of 309 destinations. 30 of 32 measures come from public sources, with 82% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

CIRA Index: 56
OECD: 58
UN Tourism: 60
UNDRR: 48

Strongest

Average length of stay: 3.8 nights per visitor (AirROI Pune City Short-Term Rental Market Report, 2025/2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
Municipal waste per resident: 152.1 kg per resident per year (Pune Municipal Corporation Solid Waste Management Department, 2025–2026). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA Market Report & Census of India (District Census Handbook Pune 2011), 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

Largest airline group share: 64 % of airport passengers carried by the largest airline group (country figure) (DGCA domestic traffic statistics (via india-aviation-traffic, ODbL), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Above 55: grade 0/4.
Recovery against 2019: 67 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism / Press Information Bureau, Government of India & CEIC, 2024). Below 80: grade 0/4.
Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Maharashtra Tourism / Pune District Administration, 2024). Grade 0/4.

India in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

India is #31 of 110 countries (4.42 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 62 on the CIRA Index; Pune is 6 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 71

Nights in the three busiest months: 32 % 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: 98.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (via Press Information Bureau Mumbai & India Tourism Data Compendium 2025), 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
Recovery against 2019: 67 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism / Press Information Bureau, Government of India & CEIC, 2024). Below 80: grade 0/4. Source
Average length of stay: 3.8 nights per visitor (AirROI Pune City Short-Term Rental Market Report, 2025/2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70.5 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 81

Jobs in tourism industries: 6.1 % 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: 3.3 % of the labour force (region figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), National Statistics Office (NSO), Labour Market Snapshot of Selected Districts (PLFS 2025), 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
Income per head: 15,659 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2024-25 & World Bank, 2023-24). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4. Source
Economic diversity: 81.3 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, Annual Report, PLFS, 2025, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 25

Extreme heat days: 64.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 60: grade 0/4. Source
Tropical nights: 228 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: 5.2 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: 50

Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
Wastewater safely treated: 61.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Hindustan Times / Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), 2024–2025). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
Municipal waste per resident: 152.1 kg per resident per year (Pune Municipal Corporation Solid Waste Management Department, 2025–2026). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
Green space: 11.2 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Pune Municipal Corporation / Urban Acres, 2025–2026). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source

Community and housing: 63

Tourism intensity: not measured yet
Cruise pressure: not measured yet
Rent growth: 12.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Magicbricks Rental Index (via TyTil Market Analysis), Q2 2024–Q2 2025). Between 10 and 15: grade 1/4. Source
Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA Market Report & Census of India (District Census Handbook Pune 2011), 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 58

Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) / Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
Air traffic recovery: 127.9 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (DGCA traffic statistics (via india-aviation-traffic, ODbL), TTM Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
Rail share of intercity access: 79.9 % of intercity passengers travelling by long-distance rail (rail vs rail + airport) (Indian Railways (station categorisation, zonal railways, Year Book) and DGCA, 2023-24). At or above 50: grade 4/4. Source
Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
Largest airline group share: 64 % of airport passengers carried by the largest airline group (country figure) (DGCA domestic traffic statistics (via india-aviation-traffic, ODbL), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Above 55: grade 0/4. Source
Air route concentration: not measured yet
Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) - Disaster Management Cell, 2024). Grade 3/4. Source
Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Maharashtra Tourism / Pune District Administration, 2024). Grade 0/4. Source
Government effectiveness: 67.5 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 (Government of Maharashtra, Tourism Department, Tourism Policy of Maharashtra 2024, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source

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