Beijing vs Guangzhou
Beijing leads Guangzhou by 2 points on the TRAIL Index, 70 to 68. Beijing grades better on 4 measures, Guangzhou on 3; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Beijing 70, Guangzhou 68
- OECD: Beijing 64, Guangzhou 63
- UN Tourism: Beijing 74, Guangzhou 73
- UNDRR: Beijing 59, Guangzhou 58
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Beijing 65, Guangzhou 50
- Economy and jobs: Beijing 81, Guangzhou 75
- Climate and hazards: Beijing 40, Guangzhou 40
- Water and environment: Beijing 75, Guangzhou 75
- Community and housing: Beijing 100, Guangzhou 100
- Access and continuity: Beijing 63, Guangzhou 67
Where Beijing is stronger
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 64.4 % average annual occupancy (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, 2023 Beijing Cultural and Tourism Statistical Communiqué (2023年北京市文化和旅游统计公报), 2023). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
- Economic diversity: 80.9 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Beijing Fifth National Economic Census Communiqués No. 2 & No. 4 (北京市第五次全国经济普查公报第二号、第四号), 2023). At or above 80: grade 4/4.
- Tropical nights: 76 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 97.5 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics & NBS Survey Office in Beijing, Statistical Communiqué on the 2024 National Economic and Social Development of Beijing Municipality, 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
Where Guangzhou is stronger
- Extreme heat days: 9.4 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.
- Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Guangzhou Municipal People's Government & Huadu District People's Government, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- China: #8 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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