İzmir vs Manila

İzmir and Manila are level on the AFTER Index at 61. İzmir grades better on 5 measures, Manila on 8; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• AFTER Index: İzmir 61, Manila 61
• OECD: İzmir 60, Manila 56
• UN Tourism: İzmir 72, Manila 58
• UNDRR: İzmir 50, Manila 46

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: İzmir 45, Manila 67
• Economy and jobs: İzmir 75, Manila 33
• Climate and hazards: İzmir 25, Manila 25
• Water and environment: İzmir 75, Manila 44
• Community and housing: İzmir 100, Manila 100
• Access and continuity: İzmir 63, Manila 67

Where İzmir is stronger

• Jobs in tourism industries: 6.3 % 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.
• Income per head: 45,288 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 97.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 98.6 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi / TÜİK (Belediye Atıksu Arıtma Tesisleri İstatistikleri), 2021). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi & TAV Airports, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Where Manila is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 29 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2023, 2024 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 11 nights per visitor (country figure) (Philippine Department of Tourism / Philippine News Agency, 'PH tourism did 'exceptionally well' with record-high 2024 receipt', 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 64 % average annual occupancy (metro figure) (Colliers Philippines / Hospitality News Philippines, 'Metro Hotel Occupancy remains stable at 64 percent', H1 2025). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 2.2 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 22.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 365 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-DENR), National Solid Waste Management Status Report [2008-2018], 2018). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Department of Tourism (DOT), 2023–2028). Grade 2/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Supreme Court E-Library / Republic Act No. 9593 (Tourism Act of 2009), 2024). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Philippines: #57 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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