A score is only useful when its meaning is clear. Our editorial assessment, visitor score and ranking score therefore remain visibly separate.
Criteria depend on the type of place. A restaurant is assessed differently from a museum, cruise or city walk. The factors, weights and explanations should be visible on the place page.
The place page states where the visitor score comes from, how many reviews were used and when the information was checked. Old reviews from a predecessor or unclear profiles are not simply inherited.
Because visitor scores are often shown out of five while our score uses ten, both are first converted to the same ten-point scale. Only then is the average calculated.
A place participates only when both our score and a usable visitor score are available. A missing score is never treated as zero.
If final scores tie, we compare visitor review count, visitor score, our score and finally the name.
The scores used and calculation date are stored with the ranking. The order changes only after the ranking is reviewed and published again.
A score helps comparison, but taste, company, budget and timing remain personal. Read the explanation, not only the number.
