Milan vs Venice
Milan leads Venice by 16 points on the TRAIL Index, 71 to 55. Milan grades better on 10 measures, Venice on 3; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Milan 71, Venice 55
- OECD: Milan 71, Venice 53
- UN Tourism: Milan 72, Venice 54
- UNDRR: Milan 69, Venice 53
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Milan 75, Venice 54
- Economy and jobs: Milan 92, Venice 88
- Climate and hazards: Milan 65, Venice 55
- Water and environment: Milan 67, Venice 33
- Community and housing: Milan 67, Venice 33
- Access and continuity: Milan 67, Venice 67
Where Milan is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 9.5 % of international arrivals or nights (Assolombarda, Osservatorio Turismo 2025 (su dati Questura di Milano), 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
- Recovery against 2019: 112.8 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Istat, '2024: nuovo anno record per il turismo in Italia' & 'Movimento dei clienti negli esercizi ricettivi 2019', 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4.
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70 % average annual occupancy (Centro Studi Assolombarda, Osservatorio Turismo 2025 (elaborazioni su dati Istat e Confindustria Alberghi), 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
- Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (MM S.p.A. & Legambiente, Ecosistema Urbano, 2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Green space: 13.8 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Istat via Openpolis, 2021). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
- Tourism intensity: 10.1 visitor nights per resident per year (ISTAT (I flussi turistici - Anno 2024) and Comune di Milano (Portale del Dato), 2024). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4.
- Short-let density: 2 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Sky TG24 / Centro Studi Aigab & AirDNA, 'Stretta Ue sugli affitti brevi, quante sono le case usate per le locazioni in Italia', August 2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Comune di Milano - Assessorato al Turismo & YesMilano, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.
Where Venice is stronger
- Nights in the three busiest months: 30.9 % of annual nights (Hotelness / Regione del Veneto - Sistema Statistico Regionale, 2025). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
- Extreme heat days: 0.8 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.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Comune di Venezia & SAVE S.p.A., 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Italy: #10 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Italy: #10 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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