Boston vs Los Angeles

Boston leads Los Angeles by 2 points on the TRAIL Index, 75 to 73. Boston grades better on 4 measures, Los Angeles on 3; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Boston 75, Los Angeles 73
• OECD: Boston 76, Los Angeles 71
• UN Tourism: Boston 74, Los Angeles 73
• UNDRR: Boston 65, Los Angeles 64

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Boston 85, Los Angeles 75
• Economy and jobs: Boston 100, Los Angeles 100
• Climate and hazards: Boston 65, Los Angeles 60
• Water and environment: Boston 56, Los Angeles 56
• Community and housing: Boston 63, Los Angeles 67
• Access and continuity: Boston 83, Los Angeles 83

Where Boston is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77.3 % average annual occupancy (metro figure) (Meet Boston, Hotel Statistics (Pinnacle Advisory Group), 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 3.4 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.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.

Where Los Angeles is stronger

• Average length of stay: 3.6 nights per visitor (Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (LATCB), Marketing and Planning Resource, 2018). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 8.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (LADWP / LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN), 2024). At or above 95: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• United States: #2 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• United States: #2 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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