83% score in the 2024 GDS-Index
The Bordeaux metropolitan area ranked sixth in the Global Destination Sustainability Index, the leading barometer of destinations’ sustainability strategies (104 destinations audited in 2024). This barometer analyses the environmental and social performance of the area and the sustainability commitment of partners and the Tourism and Convention Office.
7.2
million overnight stays recorded in Bordeaux Métropole in 2024of tourists hosted at the Bordeaux Tourism & Conventions office were French
of tourists welcomed at the Bordeaux Tourism & Conventions office were foreigners, mainly coming from Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.
average length of stay
billion in economic benefits for the metropolitan area
of jobs in Bordeaux are related to tourism
People mainly arrive at the destination by car
visitors to cultural spaces in 2024, against 1.87 million visitors in 2023
An estimated 2 million wine tourists in the Bordeaux wine region in 2021
visitors came to the Tourism and Convention Office in 2024 (506.000 in 2023)
In 2024, Bordeaux’s monuments welcomed 84.000 visitors (Porte Cailhau, Tour Pey-Berland, Cité Frugès-Le Corbusier).
Positive perception regarding heritage preservation, residents' quality of life, and a proud sense of welcoming visitors.
Expectations regarding perceived benefits for the local economy and employment, negative perceptions regarding cleanliness and the development of private accommodation.
River use
20.750
day-trip passengers in 2024departures of river cruises in 2024
sea cruises passengers in 2024
Professional meetings
Professional events welcomed in 2024
congress days hosted in 2024 in Bordeaux Métropole
million euros in estimated economic spin-offs from conferences in 2024*
*Calculation method taken from the « Étude sur les retombées économiques de l’activité des congrès en France et en Île-de-France »
Sources: Bordeaux Métropole and the Bordeaux Métropole Tourism and Convention Office index.