Tourism Destination Risk Scan

Risklayer led the development of the methodology, climate analytics, and tourism exposure datasets underpinning Destination Risk Scan, a pioneering initiative created with Travel Forward, CELTH, and international tourism partners. The project provides the first globally consistent framework for assessing climate risk and resilience across tourism destinations.

Project Highlights

• Global Tourism Climate Exposure Layer (G-TCEL): Developed the first tourism-specific climate exposure dataset at global scale, integrating climate hazards, tourism assets, destination typologies, and future climate scenarios.
• Global Tourism Typology Database: Created a worldwide classification framework covering Urban, Coastal, Mountain, and Nature-Based tourism destinations, enabling tourism-relevant climate risk assessments.
• Global Tourism Region Statistics Database: Compiled tourism statistics and exposure metrics across tourism regions worldwide, providing a consistent foundation for global tourism risk modelling.
• Destination Risk & Resilience Framework: Combined destination-specific climate exposure with national vulnerability and adaptation readiness indicators to assess tourism resilience under future climate conditions.
• Pilot Destination Validation: Applied and refined the methodology through six pilot destinations: Canary Islands, Cook Islands, Colorado, Queenstown, Koh Samui, and the Dolomites.