Miami vs Montreal

Miami leads Montreal by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 77 to 75. Miami grades better on 8 measures, Montreal on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Miami 77, Montreal 75
• OECD: Miami 76, Montreal 70
• UN Tourism: Miami 76, Montreal 76
• UNDRR: Miami 79, Montreal 67

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Miami 90, Montreal 55
• Economy and jobs: Miami 100, Montreal 92
• Climate and hazards: Miami 50, Montreal 65
• Water and environment: Miami 56, Montreal 81
• Community and housing: Miami 75, Montreal 58
• Access and continuity: Miami 89, Montreal 79

Where Miami is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 32.3 % of annual nights (metro figure) (Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Port Miami Monthly Passenger Count & STR Reports, 2025). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Largest foreign market: 6.5 % of international arrivals or nights (metro figure) (Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visitor Industry Overview 2025, 2025). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 117.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visitor Industry Overview, 2025). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 2.7 % of the labour force (metro figure) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Economy at a Glance, August 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Rent growth: 0.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Apartment List, Miami Rent Report (October 2026), October 2025 – September 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (City of Miami Division of Emergency Management, 2024–2026). Grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Montreal is stronger

• Tropical nights: 9.2 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.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 441 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (Ville de Montréal, Service de l'environnement, Bilan 2022 de la gestion des matières résiduelles de l'agglomération de Montréal, 2022). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• United States: #2 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Canada: #14 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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