Ahmedabad vs Surat
Surat leads Ahmedabad by 8 points on the TRAIL Index, 65 to 57. Ahmedabad grades better on 2 measures, Surat on 5; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Ahmedabad 57, Surat 65
- OECD: Ahmedabad 56, Surat 62
- UN Tourism: Ahmedabad 60, Surat 76
- UNDRR: Ahmedabad 46, Surat 48
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Ahmedabad 83, Surat 75
- Economy and jobs: Ahmedabad 50, Surat 67
- Climate and hazards: Ahmedabad 20, Surat 15
- Water and environment: Ahmedabad 44, Surat 81
- Community and housing: Ahmedabad 88, Surat 100
- Access and continuity: Ahmedabad 55, Surat 56
Where Ahmedabad is stronger
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 69.9 % average annual occupancy (Horwath HTL (using CoStar data), India Hotel Market Review 2024 / 2025, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
Where Surat is stronger
- 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.
- Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (The Economic Times & Surat Municipal Corporation, 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Green space: 38.3 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Surat Municipal Corporation via Weekly Blitz, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Airports Authority of India & Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- India: #31 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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