Benidorm vs Granada
Granada leads Benidorm by 6 points on the TRAIL Index, 56 to 50. Benidorm grades better on 7 measures, Granada on 9; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Benidorm 50, Granada 56
- OECD: Benidorm 51, Granada 56
- UN Tourism: Benidorm 51, Granada 55
- UNDRR: Benidorm 55, Granada 56
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Benidorm 67, Granada 63
- Economy and jobs: Benidorm 75, Granada 58
- Climate and hazards: Benidorm 45, Granada 50
- Water and environment: Benidorm 38, Granada 50
- Community and housing: Benidorm 25, Granada 63
- Access and continuity: Benidorm 58, Granada 58
Where Benidorm is stronger
- Recovery against 2019: 132.1 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Visit Benidorm / Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Average length of stay: 4.7 nights per visitor (INE, Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera, puntos turísticos (monthly, tables 2078 and 2076), 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
- Extreme heat days: 2.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Ayuntamiento de Benidorm & Generalitat Valenciana (EPSAR), 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Air traffic recovery: 134.5 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (metro figure) (Eurostat avia_paoa, 2025-04–2026-03). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Largest airline group share: 41.8 % of airport passengers carried by the largest airline group (metro figure) (Aena, detailed traffic statistics (passengers by airline, route and country), Sep 2025 – Aug 2026). Between 40 and 55: grade 1/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Smart Travel News / Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, 2020–2024). Grade 2/4.
Where Granada is stronger
- Domestic share of nights: 44.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (INE, Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera, puntos turísticos (monthly, tables 2078 and 2076), 2025). Between 35 and 45: grade 3/4.
- 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.
- Income per head: 59,868 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
- Tropical nights: 58.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
- Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 526.1 kg per resident per year (Ayuntamiento de Granada, Medio Ambiente - Gestión de Residuos, 2024). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
- Tourism intensity: 14.6 visitor nights per resident per year (INE, Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera, puntos turísticos (monthly, tables 2078 and 2076), 2025). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4.
- Short-let density: 2.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (INE via CCOO Informe sobre la situación de la vivienda en Andalucía 2025, May 2025). Between 2 and 4: grade 1/4.
- Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Aena & Renfe, 2025–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
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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