Travel, measured.
Original data from destination.com's editorial team. Every release is methodology-transparent, free to cite, and downloadable as CSV. We publish four flagship projects per year — the goal is to answer travel questions no one has measured rigorously before.
The current releases
The Jet-Lag Severity Index
30 common travel routes from US East Coast, US West Coast, and London ranked by jet-lag severity — time-zone shift weighted by direction, hemisphere change, and circadian biology.
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The Overtourism Risk Index
30 destinations ranked by overtourism pressure — visitors per resident, tourism as % of local economy, Instagram geotag density, and structural breaking points. The inverse of our Quiet Index.
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30 major international routes ranked by how much airfares swing between their cheapest and most expensive weeks — the volatility coefficient matters more than the average, because it tells you when timing pays.
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30 of the world's busiest airports ranked by on-time arrival performance — the Flight-Delay Index analyses BTS, Eurocontrol, and national regulator data to reveal which hubs are systemically late.
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The Hotel-Points Value Index
How much is a Hyatt point actually worth vs Marriott vs IHG? Six major hotel-loyalty programmes, 20 cities, redemption-rate analysis — and the programmes that are quietly worth the most.
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The Quiet Index
30 destinations ranked on crowding — where overtourism is least, measured with UNWTO arrivals per square kilometre, Instagram geotag density, and Google Trends query volume
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The Visa Friction Index
30 passports ranked by effective travel mobility — not raw visa-free counts, but visa-free access weighted by where travellers actually want to go
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The Luxury-per-Dollar Index
30 global cities ranked by where your 5-star night actually goes furthest — ADR weighted against local purchasing power
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The Shoulder Season Score
30 popular destinations ranked by the optimal week to visit — on a weather, crowd, and price tradeoff
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What's coming.
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