Antalya vs Konya

Konya leads Antalya by 3 points on the TRAIL Index, 50 to 47. Antalya grades better on 4 measures, Konya on 7; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Antalya 47, Konya 50
• OECD: Antalya 46, Konya 52
• UN Tourism: Antalya 51, Konya 55
• UNDRR: Antalya 47, Konya 43

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Antalya 50, Konya 38
• Economy and jobs: Antalya 83, Konya 83
• Climate and hazards: Antalya 25, Konya 45
• Water and environment: Antalya 50, Konya 56
• Community and housing: Antalya 17, Konya 50
• Access and continuity: Antalya 54, Konya 50

Where Antalya is stronger

• Average length of stay: 3.6 nights per visitor (region figure) (T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı via Türkiye Turizm Veri Atlası, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 49 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı via Türkiye Turizm Veri Atlası, 2025). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 85 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (region figure) (T.C. Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı, Antalya İl Müdürlüğü - Antalya İli 2024 Yılı Çevre Durum Raporu (TÜİK verisi), 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Travel Weekly / Ministry of Culture and Tourism & TGA, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.

Where Konya is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 38.3 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 35 and 40: grade 2/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 80.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Türkiye Turizm Veri Atlası & Ministry of Culture and Tourism (KTB), 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 14.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 17.2 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.
• Municipal waste per resident: 361.4 kg per resident per year (region figure) (TurkStat (TÜİK), Belediye Atık Hizmeti İstatistikleri, 2022, 2022). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 20 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Anadolu Agency / Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Forestry (Prof. Dr. Yusuf Serengil study on urban green space ratios), 2020). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Tourism intensity: 0.7 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Türkiye Turizm Veri Atlası & TÜİK ADNKS, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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