Palma vs Venice

Venice leads Palma by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 55 to 54. Palma grades better on 10 measures, Venice on 8; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

TRAIL Index: Palma 54, Venice 55
OECD: Palma 53, Venice 53
UN Tourism: Palma 51, Venice 54
UNDRR: Palma 54, Venice 53

Theme by theme

Demand and seasonality: Palma 46, Venice 54
Economy and jobs: Palma 83, Venice 88
Climate and hazards: Palma 55, Venice 55
Water and environment: Palma 38, Venice 33
Community and housing: Palma 35, Venice 33
Access and continuity: Palma 69, Venice 67

Where Palma is stronger

Average length of stay: 5.1 nights per visitor (region figure) (Govern de les Illes Balears / Consell Econòmic i Social de les Illes Balears (CES), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
Hotel bed or room occupancy: 74.2 % average annual occupancy (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística), Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera: Puntos Turísticos, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
Jobs in tourism industries: 7.1 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4.
Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
Wastewater safely treated: 82.3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme & UN-Habitat (SDG 6.3.1), 2022). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
Green space: 11 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (European Environment Agency (EEA), Urban Atlas / Urban Tree Cover and Green Space dataset, 2018). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4.
Tourism intensity: 21.1 visitor nights per resident per year (INE (Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera & Censo Anual de Población), 2023). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.
Short-let density: 0.5 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Medición del número de viviendas turísticas en España y su capacidad (via Ultima Hora), November 2024). Between 0.5 and 1: grade 3/4.
Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Fundación Turismo Palma 365, III Plan Estratégico de Turismo de Palma 2023-2027, 2023-2027). Grade 1/4.
Government effectiveness: 83 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.

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.
Largest foreign market: 19.7 % of international arrivals or nights (Regione Veneto — statistica turismo, comune, annuale, 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
Income per head: 62,803 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
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.
Tropical nights: 51.4 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.
Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
Rent growth: 2.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Immobiliare.it, Real estate market Venice, August 2025 – August 2026). At or below 3: 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)

Spain: #3 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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