Taoyuan

Taoyuan, Taiwan, scores 65 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #97 of 309 destinations. 18 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 67% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 65
• OECD: 62
• UN Tourism: 65
• UNDRR: 59

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 53.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism, 113年桃園市觀光旅館住客人數－國籍別, 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 10.3 % of international arrivals or nights (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism, 113年桃園市觀光旅館住客人數－國籍別, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 3.4 % of the labour force (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of China 2024 (Table 9 / Table 13-1), 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Recovery against 2019: 66.2 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), R.O.C. (Taiwan), '2024 Annual Survey Report on Visitors Expenditure and Trends in Taiwan', 2024). Below 80: grade 0/4.
• Tropical nights: 190.4 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 562.1 kg per resident per year (Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government - Selected Indicators of Taipei City and Other Domestic Cities for 2023, 2023). Between 550 and 700: grade 1/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 75

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 53.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism, 113年桃園市觀光旅館住客人數－國籍別, 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 10.3 % of international arrivals or nights (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism, 113年桃園市觀光旅館住客人數－國籍別, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 66.2 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), R.O.C. (Taiwan), '2024 Annual Survey Report on Visitors Expenditure and Trends in Taiwan', 2024). Below 80: grade 0/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Tourism Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), R.O.C. (Taiwan), '2024 Annual Survey Report on Visitors Expenditure and Trends in Taiwan', 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68 % average annual occupancy (Taoyuan City Government Department of Tourism / China Times, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 100

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 3.4 % of the labour force (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of China 2024 (Table 9 / Table 13-1), 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 80,091 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (The Atlas of Economic Complexity / Harvard CID & World Bank / IMF, 2024). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 25

• Extreme heat days: 17.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 190.4 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: not measured yet
• Wildfire and storm hazard: not measured yet
• Country disaster risk: not measured yet

Water and environment: 42

• Water scarcity: not measured yet
• Wastewater safely treated: 72.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (National Land Management Agency (NLMA), Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan - Planning and Construction of Sewerage Systems (下水道系統之規劃與建設), 2023). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 562.1 kg per resident per year (Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government - Selected Indicators of Taipei City and Other Domestic Cities for 2023, 2023). Between 550 and 700: grade 1/4. Source
• Green space: 26 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Ministry of Agriculture) / Taipei Times, 2019). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4. Source

Community and housing: 100

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 2.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Taiwan Good News / Chinese Culture University Department of Land Resources & Xiangjia International Real Estate Research Institute, 2024–2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 60

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Taoyuan City Investment Service Center-A Convenient Transportation Network, 2025–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. 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 (Taoyuan City Government Fire Department & National Fire Agency, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Taoyuan Tourism Department, 2020–2024). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: not measured yet
• Travel advisory: 1 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). At or below 1: grade 4/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taoyuan Municipal Government, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source

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