Research preview/August 2026/3 lists liveMethodology v1.0 · pilot runs
Research preview · August 2026

Hotel and airline rankings that show their working.

Scored against five measured pillars. We publish the full maths with every list.

The core pillar is an LLM Citation Index — how AI search platforms describe and recommend a property today.

The first published lists

3 live · pilot runs · August 2026

Three lists under methodology v1.0 — two paired London hotel lists that stress-test the rubric across price tiers, and the first airline list, which scores European business class on fleet exposure rather than flagship seats. The full LLM Citation Index harness goes live in the next refresh; everything you read today is honest about which scores are measured and which are proxied.

  1. New · just published
    Europe·Business class·Business & premium leisure

    Best Business Class Airlines in Europe

    Ten European-headquartered carriers ranked on the seat you will actually get, not the flagship in the press release — Turkish Airlines, Air France and SWISS lead, with long-haul-only and intra-Europe-only reorderings published alongside.

    Published
  2. London·Luxury·Young families · ages 2–10

    Best Luxury Family Hotels in London

    Ten London five-stars where the family product is the reason to stay — Four Seasons Park Lane, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park and Claridge's lead the ranking.

    Published
  3. ★ Editor's pilot pick
    London·Budget·Young families · ages 2–10

    Best Budget Family Hotels in London

    Ten London hotels under (or close to) £200 a night that genuinely work for families with toddlers and primary-age children — Premier Inn County Hall takes the top spot.

    Published

The five pillars

Full methodology →
01 · weight 35%
LLM Citation Index
02 · weight 25%
Aggregated review sentiment
03 · weight 15%
Stars & awards
04 · weight 15%
Search visibility & authority
05 · weight 10%
Category fit
Editorial · the manifesto

We score what we can measure. We describe what we cannot. We never invent a number.

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