Pune

Pune, India, scores 57 on the TRAIL Index of tourism resilience, #184 of 310 destinations. 28 of 32 measures come from public sources, with 82% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: 57
• OECD: 58
• UN Tourism: 61
• UNDRR: 47

Strongest

• Average length of stay: 3.8 nights per visitor (AirROI Pune City Short-Term Rental Market Report, 2025/2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 152.1 kg per resident per year (Pune Municipal Corporation Solid Waste Management Department, 2025–2026). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA Market Report & Census of India (District Census Handbook Pune 2011), 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Largest airline group share: 64 % of airport passengers carried by the largest airline group (country figure) (DGCA domestic traffic statistics (via india-aviation-traffic, ODbL), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Above 55: grade 0/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 67 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism / Press Information Bureau, Government of India & CEIC, 2024). Below 80: grade 0/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Maharashtra Tourism / Pune District Administration, 2024). Grade 0/4.

India in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

India is #31 of 110 countries (4.42 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 62 on the TRAIL Index; Pune is 5 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 71

• Nights in the three busiest months: 32 % 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: 98.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (via Press Information Bureau Mumbai & India Tourism Data Compendium 2025), 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 18.1 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 67 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism / Press Information Bureau, Government of India & CEIC, 2024). Below 80: grade 0/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 3.8 nights per visitor (AirROI Pune City Short-Term Rental Market Report, 2025/2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70.5 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL, India Hotel Market Review 2025, 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 100

• Jobs in tourism industries: 6.1 % 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. Source
• Unemployment rate: not measured yet
• Income per head: not measured yet
• Economic diversity: 81.3 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, Annual Report, PLFS, 2025, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 25

• Extreme heat days: 64.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 60: grade 0/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 228 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 5.2 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
• Greenhouse gas emissions per resident: not measured yet

Water and environment: 50

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 61.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Hindustan Times / Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), 2024–2025). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 152.1 kg per resident per year (Pune Municipal Corporation Solid Waste Management Department, 2025–2026). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 11.2 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Pune Municipal Corporation / Urban Acres, 2025–2026). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source
• Energy use per resident: not measured yet

Community and housing: 63

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 12.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Magicbricks Rental Index (via TyTil Market Analysis), Q2 2024–Q2 2025). Between 10 and 15: grade 1/4. Source
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA Market Report & Census of India (District Census Handbook Pune 2011), 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 58

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) / Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: 127.9 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (DGCA traffic statistics (via india-aviation-traffic, ODbL), TTM Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
• Rail share of intercity access: 79.9 % of intercity passengers travelling by long-distance rail (rail vs rail + airport) (Indian Railways (station categorisation, zonal railways, Year Book) and DGCA, 2023-24). At or above 50: grade 4/4. Source
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: 64 % of airport passengers carried by the largest airline group (country figure) (DGCA domestic traffic statistics (via india-aviation-traffic, ODbL), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Above 55: grade 0/4. Source
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) - Disaster Management Cell, 2024). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Maharashtra Tourism / Pune District Administration, 2024). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 67.5 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 promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Government of Maharashtra, Tourism Department, Tourism Policy of Maharashtra 2024, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source

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