Method

How we rank

The work behind a recommendation, what our labels mean, and the things we deliberately do not claim.

Roaminger editorial · Updated September 2026

In one line

We compare published specifications, terms and policy wordings on a stated date, we decide the pick before we check whether it pays us, and every comparison includes at least one option we earn nothing from.

What we actually do

Most of our work is desk research done properly. For each comparison we read the operator’s own published terms — the coverage list, the policy wording PDF, the cancellation rules, the country availability — rather than the marketing page that sits in front of them. We record the date we did it, because these things change.

We then check the mechanics: that the option is actually available in the markets our readers book from, and that every link we publish resolves to the operator we say it does.

Our three labels, and what they mean

Label What it means
Compared We read the published specifications, prices and terms and set them side by side on a stated date. Most of our tables are this. It is genuinely useful, and it is not hands-on testing.
Used Someone on the team bought the product and used it. Where that is true, the page says who and when.
First-hand Someone has been to the place described, under a real human byline.

We keep these separate because the industry does not. “We tested” usually means someone read a product page, and once that phrase means nothing, neither does a recommendation.

What goes into a comparison

Coverage and availability

What the product actually includes, and where it works. Regional bundles that quietly exclude a country are the single most common trap.

The terms that bite

Exclusions, excesses, caps, cancellation windows and the conditions attached to the headline benefit.

Price shape

How the cost behaves as you scale up — longer trips, more data, more people — rather than the cheapest entry tier.

Who it is wrong for

Every pick names the reader it does not suit. A recommendation without a boundary is an advertisement.

The honest no-link rule

Every comparison on this site includes at least one option that pays us nothing, whenever an honest one exists. Sometimes that option is the winner, and we say so and link to it anyway. A table in which every row earns the publisher money is not a comparison; it is a rate card with a headline.

The pick comes before the link. We decide what we would recommend, and only then check whether a commission is attached. When there is not one, the recommendation does not change. This ordering is the whole method; everything else is detail.

What we do not claim

  • We do not have live price feeds. Prices on this site are what we recorded on the stated date. Always confirm the current price at checkout — it will sometimes differ.
  • We do not claim to have visited every place we write about. Where a page is desk research, it says so.
  • We do not accept payment for placement. No operator can buy a position, a score, or a mention.
  • Our guide is an AI persona. Sienna is the voice we publish in, not a traveller. Every photograph of her is AI-generated and captioned as such.

When we get it wrong

We will. Terms change, operators withdraw from markets, and we make mistakes. Corrections jump the queue at our contact page, and a page that has been corrected says so with the date. If we got something materially wrong, tell us and we will fix it rather than quietly edit around it.

Common questions

Do brands pay you to be listed?

No. No operator can buy a listing, a position or a score. We earn affiliate commission on some bookings after the fact, which is a different thing and is disclosed on every page that carries a link.

Why do some recommendations have no link?

Because the honest answer is sometimes a service we have no commercial relationship with. We publish it anyway. If we only recommended what paid us, the comparison would be worthless to you and, eventually, to us.

How current are the prices?

They are accurate as of the date printed on the page. We do not run live price feeds, and we would rather say that than imply a precision we do not have.

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