Benidorm vs Venice
Venice leads Benidorm by 3 points on the CIRA Index, 54 to 51. Benidorm grades better on 8 measures, Venice on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: Benidorm 51, Venice 54
- OECD: Benidorm 52, Venice 54
- UN Tourism: Benidorm 49, Venice 53
- UNDRR: Benidorm 55, Venice 54
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Benidorm 71, Venice 54
- Economy and jobs: Benidorm 67, Venice 92
- Climate and hazards: Benidorm 45, Venice 55
- Water and environment: Benidorm 38, Venice 31
- Community and housing: Benidorm 25, Venice 33
- Access and continuity: Benidorm 58, Venice 67
Where Benidorm is stronger
- Domestic share of nights: 32.2 % of nights by residents of the same country (Visit Benidorm / Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, Informe Anual de Turismo presentado en FITUR 2026, 2025). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4.
- Recovery against 2019: 132.1 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Visit Benidorm / Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Average length of stay: 5 nights per visitor (HOSBEC (Hotel Monitor 2024 / INE data), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 82.2 % average annual occupancy (Fundación Visit Benidorm / HOSBEC, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
- Jobs in tourism industries: 7.1 % 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.
- Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Ayuntamiento de Benidorm & Generalitat Valenciana (EPSAR), 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Smart Travel News / Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, 2020–2024). Grade 2/4.
- Government effectiveness: 83 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.
Where Venice is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 19.7 % of international arrivals or nights (Regione Veneto — statistica turismo, comune, annuale, 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
- 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.
- Income per head: 62,803 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
- 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.
- Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Italy: #10 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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