Where our data comes from, how estimates are made, and why we keep the two strictly apart.
Arrival data from tourism ministries and national tourism boards; aircraft movements from airport operators; fiscal series from finance ministries and monetary authorities.
Occupancy and ADR benchmarks from STR/CoStar; capacity and schedule data from OAG and Cirium; company disclosures (Accor, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Ennismore).
Opening dates, brand signings and rate positioning are cross-checked against Forbes, TTG, Skift and trade press — never from press releases alone.
Advisors from luxury consortia (Virtuoso, Traveller Made), leading tour operators and DMCs — on actual rates, transfer costs and booking-window behaviour.
Every figure is either verified (with a named source) or an estimate (labelled as such, with the logic shown). We never silently blend the two.
Our signature metric: the published villa rate plus taxes, service charges, transfers, fees and mandatory dining — the sum a guest actually pays per night.
We do not sell rooms, take commissions or rank by partnership. A resort’s position in our tables reflects our analysis, not a commercial relationship.
Every issue carries a data cut-off date. Markets move; we update destination pages when facts change, not on a publishing calendar.
Figures from official statistics, audited filings and brand disclosures are stated as facts, with the source named in the text. Forward-looking numbers (pipeline, 2030 scenarios, projections) are estimates — the desk's judgement on top of cited data, and we say so where they appear.
Every ratio carries its denominator in the same paragraph: "per available room" means per available room, "of surveyed stock" means of surveyed stock. If you cannot see what a percentage is taken from, that is our error — write to the desk.
Each report names the period its data covers. Comparing a 2024 arrivals figure with a 2026 rate figure without noticing the gap produces false conclusions — check the dates before comparing destinations.
Where we quote a stay cost, it means a standard high-season week for two adults: base rate after resort fee but before transfers, excursions and incidentals, at the hotel's published or advisor-verified rate for that window. The parameters travel with the number.
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