A Coruña vs Santa Cruz de Tenerife
A Coruña leads Santa Cruz de Tenerife by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 67 to 66. A Coruña grades better on 8 measures, Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 7; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: A Coruña 67, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 66
- OECD: A Coruña 67, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 68
- UN Tourism: A Coruña 67, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 63
- UNDRR: A Coruña 54, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 56
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: A Coruña 75, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 79
- Economy and jobs: A Coruña 83, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 75
- Climate and hazards: A Coruña 65, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 65
- Water and environment: A Coruña 58, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 50
- Community and housing: A Coruña 80, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 70
- Access and continuity: A Coruña 56, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 64
Where A Coruña is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 15.3 % of international arrivals or nights (INE, foreign tourists by municipality and country of residence (mobile-phone positioning, table 52048), 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
- Tropical nights: 2.2 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: 421 kg per resident per year (El Ideal Gallego / Ministerio de Hacienda (Costes efectivos de los servicios de las entidades locales), 2022). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
- Cruise pressure: 0.3 cruise passengers in the busiest month per resident (Puertos del Estado, monthly port traffic summaries ("Cuadros resumen", cruise passengers incl. home port and transit), 2025-07). Between 0.3 and 0.5: grade 1/4.
- Resident support for tourism: 90 % of residents who say tourism benefits them or the city (region figure) (Xunta de Galicia, “Rueda destaca la hospitalidad como uno de los principales valores del turismo gallego” [web:18], Reference year not stated; the latest survey is cited in a release dated 2025-01-22). At or above 70: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (spain.info / Concello da Coruña, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
- Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Sede Electrónica del Concello da Coruña / Hosteltur, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4.
Where Santa Cruz de Tenerife is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 28.1 % of annual nights (INE, Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera, puntos turísticos (monthly, tables 2078 and 2076), 2025). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 67 % average annual occupancy (INE via Dataestur (Secretaría de Estado de Turismo), 'Ocupación hotelera de 2024: mejor primer trimestre', Q1 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 86 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (region figure) (Cabildo de Tenerife, Plenary Statement by President Rosa Dávila, 2026). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
- Air traffic recovery: 124.7 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (Eurostat avia_paoa, 2025-04–2026-03). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Largest airline group share: 18.1 % of airport passengers carried by the largest airline group (Aena, detailed traffic statistics (passengers by airline, route and country), Sep 2025 – Aug 2026). At or below 20: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Sociedad de Desarrollo de Santa Cruz de Tenerife / Turismo de Tenerife, 2024). Grade 1/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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