Destio · Methodology
Every destination page on Destio shows three numbers: a safety score, a daily cost and a best season. This page explains what each one means, where it comes from and how often it changes, so you can decide how much weight to give it.
A single number that summarises how safe a country is for an ordinary leisure traveller. It is an editorial score set by the Destio team, not an official rating and not the output of a formula. When we set or review a score we read the current official travel advisories for the country and the widely published country safety indices, and then apply our own judgement about what a typical visitor will actually experience. It is expressed on a 0–100 scale so that countries can be compared on the map at a glance.
| Score | Label | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 85–100 | Very safe | Considered very safe for travellers. |
| 70–84 | Generally safe | Safe with the usual common-sense precautions. |
| 55–69 | Caution | Check local advisories before and during the trip. |
| 0–54 | Avoid | Higher risk; check your government’s official advice before booking. |
The score is a country-level indicator. Official advisories often flag specific regions rather than whole countries, and conditions change faster than any index. It is not travel advice: always check your own government’s guidance before you book.
What a mid-range traveller typically spends in a day: a private room in a modest hotel or guesthouse, three meals with at least one in a restaurant, local transport and a small margin for entrance fees. It excludes flights, travel insurance and shopping.
Figures are in euros, rounded, and represent a typical day rather than the cheapest possible one. A backpacker on hostels and street food will spend noticeably less; a traveller on four-star hotels will spend more. Cities and islands are usually above the national figure; rural areas below it.
The seasons in which a destination is at its best for a first visit, balancing weather, crowds and prices. Seasons are the destination’s own, not the calendar’s: for Argentina or New Zealand, “summer” means December to February. Where a destination has one dominant peak season we show it alone; where two seasons are comparable we show both.
The filters on the map (beach, mountains, city, culture, nature, adventure; tropical, Mediterranean, temperate and so on; budget, mid-range, luxury; solo, couple, friends, family) are editorial labels chosen by the Destio team to describe what a destination is best known for. They are deliberately broad: a country can carry several vibes, and the tags describe the mainstream visitor experience, not every region.
Each destination page carries a “Data updated” line with the date of its last review.
You may quote Destio’s safety scores, daily costs and seasons in articles, tools and AI-assisted answers, with attribution to Destio and a link to the relevant destination page (for example destio.app/destination/thailand/). Please state the date shown on the page, since figures change. A machine-readable summary of the site is at destio.app/llms.txt, and every page carries schema.org structured data.
Destio is free to use. When you book a flight, hotel, car, eSIM or activity through a link on the site, the provider pays Destio a commission. This never changes a score or a ranking: the safety index, costs and seasons are the same whether or not a destination has bookable partners.
Questions or corrections: hello@destio.app.