Alicante vs Zagreb

Alicante and Zagreb are level on the TRAIL Index at 58. Alicante grades better on 8 measures, Zagreb on 7; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Alicante 58, Zagreb 58
• OECD: Alicante 59, Zagreb 57
• UN Tourism: Alicante 60, Zagreb 62
• UNDRR: Alicante 60, Zagreb 56

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Alicante 65, Zagreb 45
• Economy and jobs: Alicante 88, Zagreb 67
• Climate and hazards: Alicante 45, Zagreb 60
• Water and environment: Alicante 42, Zagreb 69
• Community and housing: Alicante 56, Zagreb 50
• Access and continuity: Alicante 66, Zagreb 67

Where Alicante is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 33.3 % 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.
• Domestic share of nights: 42.6 % of nights by residents of the same country (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). Between 35 and 45: grade 3/4.
• Average length of stay: 2.6 nights per visitor (Turisme Comunitat Valenciana / INE, 'Perfil del turista alojado en oferta reglada en la Comunitat Valenciana. Resultados año 2023', 2023). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.1 % 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.
• Rent growth: 7.3 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Idealista, Informe de precios de alquiler en Comunitat Valenciana, August 2025 – August 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Alicante Turismo - ALICANTE City & Beach, 'How to Get to Alicante', 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Patronato de Turismo Alicante City&Beach, 'Plan Estratégico Alicante como Destino Turístico Sostenible 2023-2027', 2023–2027). Grade 2/4.
• Government effectiveness: 83 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

Where Zagreb is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 8.1 % of international arrivals or nights (Turistička zajednica grada Zagreba (TZGZ) / eVisitor, 2025). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 15.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 10 and 30: grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 455 kg per resident per year (Grad Zagreb, Plan gospodarenja otpadom Grada Zagreba za razdoblje do 2029. godine (citing MZOZT), 2022). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
• Tourism intensity: 3.6 visitor nights per resident per year (Turistička zajednica grada Zagreba (TZGZ) & Državni zavod za statistiku (DZS), 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 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). At or below 1: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Narodne novine (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia), Zakon o turističkoj pristojbi, 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Croatia: #46 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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