Venice

Venice, Italy, scores 54 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #214 of 309 destinations. 27 of 29 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: 54
• OECD: 54
• UN Tourism: 53
• UNDRR: 54

Strongest

• Extreme heat days: 0.8 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.
• Rent growth: 2.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Immobiliare.it, Real estate market Venice, August 2025 – August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Comune di Venezia & SAVE S.p.A., 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Short-let density: 16 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (OCIO (Osservatorio CIvicO sulla casa e la residenza - Venezia) / ISTAT Censimento della popolazione e delle abitazioni 2021, 2021). Above 4: grade 0/4.
• Green space: 2.9 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (ISTAT, Rilevazione dati ambientali nelle città (Openpolis / MASE), 2021). Below 10: grade 0/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Comune di Venezia & Regione del Veneto, 2025–2026). Grade 0/4.

Italy in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Italy is #10 of 110 countries (4.93 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 67 on the CIRA Index; Venice is 13 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 54

• Nights in the three busiest months: 30.9 % of annual nights (Hotelness / Regione del Veneto - Sistema Statistico Regionale, 2025). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 13.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (Regione Veneto / ISTAT via Hotelness - Movimento turistico comunale, 2025). Below 15: grade 0/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 19.7 % of international arrivals or nights (Regione Veneto — statistica turismo, comune, annuale, 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 102.6 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Regione del Veneto – U.O. Sistema Statistico Regionale & Città Metropolitana di Venezia DUP 2026-2028, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 2.3 nights per visitor (Regione del Veneto – U.O. Sistema Statistico Regionale / Città di Venezia, Annuario del Turismo 2024, 2024). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 60.1 % average annual occupancy (Città di Venezia, Annuario del Turismo 2024, 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 92

• Jobs in tourism industries: 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: 4.6 % of the labour force (metro figure) (Unioncamere Veneto / Istat, Il mercato del lavoro della Città Metropolitana di Venezia, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 62,803 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 55

• Extreme heat days: 0.8 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: 51.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4. 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: 3.1 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: 31

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 56.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme / UN-Water via Our World in Data, Share of domestic wastewater that is safely treated, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 642.3 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (ISPRA / Città Metropolitana di Bologna, Rapporto Rifiuti Urbani, 2024). Between 550 and 700: grade 1/4. Source
• Green space: 2.9 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (ISTAT, Rilevazione dati ambientali nelle città (Openpolis / MASE), 2021). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 33

• Tourism intensity: 52.6 visitor nights per resident per year (Regione Veneto & ISTAT via Hotelness, 2025–2026). Above 40: grade 0/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 2.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Immobiliare.it, Real estate market Venice, August 2025 – August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• Short-let density: 16 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (OCIO (Osservatorio CIvicO sulla casa e la residenza - Venezia) / ISTAT Censimento della popolazione e delle abitazioni 2021, 2021). Above 4: grade 0/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 67

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Comune di Venezia & SAVE S.p.A., 2025–2026). 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 (Comune di Venezia, Live Notizie, 2025). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Comune di Venezia & Regione del Veneto, 2025–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 77.8 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 dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Comune di Venezia, Regolamento per l'applicazione dell'imposta di soggiorno, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4. Source

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