Los Angeles vs Montreal

Montreal leads Los Angeles by 2 points on the TRAIL Index, 75 to 73. Los Angeles grades better on 4 measures, Montreal on 6; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Los Angeles 73, Montreal 75
• OECD: Los Angeles 71, Montreal 70
• UN Tourism: Los Angeles 73, Montreal 76
• UNDRR: Los Angeles 64, Montreal 67

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Los Angeles 75, Montreal 55
• Economy and jobs: Los Angeles 100, Montreal 92
• Climate and hazards: Los Angeles 60, Montreal 65
• Water and environment: Los Angeles 56, Montreal 81
• Community and housing: Los Angeles 67, Montreal 58
• Access and continuity: Los Angeles 83, Montreal 79

Where Los Angeles is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.4 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Largest foreign market: 29.5 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board / Road Genius, 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Rent growth: -1.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Apartment List, Los Angeles Rent Report, September 2025–September 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source plus a reserve or stabilisation fund for downturns (City Administrative Officer, City of Los Angeles, Proposed Budget Blue Book, 2022–2024). Grade 4/4.

Where Montreal is stronger

• Recovery against 2019: 106.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Tourisme Montréal / TravelPulse Canada, 'Montréal Tourism Boasts 11.8M Visitors in 2025, Up 7.3%', 2025). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 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.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 441 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (Ville de Montréal, Service de l'environnement, Bilan 2022 de la gestion des matières résiduelles de l'agglomération de Montréal, 2022). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Short-let density: 1.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & Statistics Canada (2021 Census), 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Tourisme Montréal, 'Orientations stratégiques / Plan stratégique 2024-2026', 2024-2026). Grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• United States: #2 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Canada: #14 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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