Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, scores 59 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #157 of 309 destinations. 25 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 75% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 59
• OECD: 59
• UN Tourism: 61
• UNDRR: 45

Strongest

• Tropical nights: 10 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.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI (Tegucigalpa STR Market Report) and INE Honduras (XVIII Censo de Población y VII de Vivienda), 2024–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 200.4 kg per resident per year (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (Lima) / Redalyc - Generación y composición de residuos sólidos domiciliarios en Honduras durante la pandemia Covid-19, 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Income per head: 6,726 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank via TheGlobalEconomy.com, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.
• Largest foreign market: 48 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Instituto Hondureño de Turismo (IHT), Indicadores del sector turismo en Honduras Años 2020-2024, 2024). Above 40: grade 0/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Alcaldía Municipal del Distrito Central & Instituto Hondureño de Turismo, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4.

Honduras in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Honduras is #103 of 110 countries (3.22 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 51 on the CIRA Index; Tegucigalpa is 8 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 70

• Nights in the three busiest months: 31.6 % 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: 76.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (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 above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 48 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Instituto Hondureño de Turismo (IHT), Indicadores del sector turismo en Honduras Años 2020-2024, 2024). Above 40: grade 0/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 102.5 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Instituto Hondureño de Turismo (IHT) via El Heraldo, 2023). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 9.7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Instituto Hondureño de Turismo (IHT), Indicadores del sector turismo en Honduras / Invest in Honduras (CAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet

Economy and jobs: 50

• Jobs in tourism industries: 5 % 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: 8.1 % of the labour force (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) via El Heraldo, 2025). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4. Source
• Income per head: 6,726 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank via TheGlobalEconomy.com, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 55

• Extreme heat days: 5.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 10 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: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 5.8 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: 69

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Unidad Municipal de Agua Potable y Saneamiento (UMAPS) / TNH, 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 200.4 kg per resident per year (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (Lima) / Redalyc - Generación y composición de residuos sólidos domiciliarios en Honduras durante la pandemia Covid-19, 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 43 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (Global Forest Watch / Global Nature Watch, Distrito Central Forest Monitoring, 2020). At or above 40: grade 4/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (metro figure) (Banco Central de Honduras (BCH), Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC), August 2025 – August 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4. Source
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirROI (Tegucigalpa STR Market Report) and INE Honduras (XVIII Censo de Población y VII de Vivienda), 2024–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 33

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Secretaría de Infraestructura y Transporte (SIT) / The Tico Times, 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 1/4. 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 (Alcaldía Municipal del Distrito Central (AMDC) / C8 Noticias, 2025). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Alcaldía Municipal del Distrito Central & Instituto Hondureño de Turismo, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 27.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 3 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 2.5 and 3: grade 1/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Instituto Hondureño de Turismo (IHT) / Congreso Nacional de Honduras, 2024). Grade 2/4. Source

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