Frankfurt vs Hamburg

Hamburg leads Frankfurt by 13 points on the CIRA Index, 78 to 65. Frankfurt grades better on 1 measures, Hamburg on 11; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Frankfurt 65, Hamburg 78
• OECD: Frankfurt 67, Hamburg 80
• UN Tourism: Frankfurt 73, Hamburg 84
• UNDRR: Frankfurt 58, Hamburg 67

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Frankfurt 58, Hamburg 79
• Economy and jobs: Frankfurt 83, Hamburg 75
• Climate and hazards: Frankfurt 65, Hamburg 70
• Water and environment: Frankfurt 81, Hamburg 88
• Community and housing: Frankfurt 69, Hamburg 94
• Access and continuity: Frankfurt 63, Hamburg 75

Where Frankfurt is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 6.9 % of the labour force (Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Strukturdaten der Agentur für Arbeit Frankfurt am Main, 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.

Where Hamburg is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 9.6 % of international arrivals or nights (Hamburg Tourismus GmbH / Statistikamt Nord, 'Tourismus Insights Hamburg: Zahlen, Trends und Märkte', Jan–Oct 2025). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.1 nights per visitor (Statistikamt Nord / Regionalstatistik, compiled via HolidayCheck Tourismus-Analyse, 2025). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77 % average annual occupancy (Behörde für Wirtschaft und Innovation Hamburg / Hamburg Tourismus GmbH, reported via WELT and HOGAPAGE, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Tourism intensity: 8.8 visitor nights per resident per year (Statistikamt Nord / Metropolregion Hamburg, 'Tourismus' & 'Bevölkerungsstand', 2025). Between 5 and 10: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 1.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen Hamburg, Hamburger Mietenspiegel 2025, 2023–2025). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Resident support for tourism: 70 % of residents who say tourism benefits them or the city (Hamburg Tourismus GmbH / Hamburg Business, based on survey by German Institute for Tourism Research (FH Westküste) and Touristicon, 2024). At or above 70: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Hamburg Port Authority, Hamburg Airport, Deutsche Bahn, Die Autobahn GmbH, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Hamburg Tourismus GmbH / Behörde für Wirtschaft und Innovation, 2022–2024). Grade 1/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Hamburgische Bürgerschaft / Hamburg Tourismus, Kultur- und Tourismustaxe, 2024–2025). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Germany: #6 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Germany: #6 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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