Affiliate Disclosure
How we make money — in plain English
MapSorted is a one-person project. To keep it running, some links on this site earn a small commission when you book through them — at no extra cost to you. Here’s exactly which links those are and how it affects what we write.
Which links are affiliate links
On most destination guides, you’ll see two clearly-labeled boxes near the top: Tours & Experiences (powered by Viator) and Where to Stay (powered by Stay22, which connects to Booking.com, Airbnb, Hotels.com, and similar). When you click through one of those boxes and complete a booking, MapSorted receives a small commission from the booking platform.
Specifically:
- Viator pays us a commission on tours and activities booked within ~30 days of clicking through.
- Stay22 / Booking.com / Hotels.com pay us a commission on hotel and rental stays booked through their platforms.
- Some smaller experiments may include affiliate links to flight comparison tools or insurance providers — these are always labeled.
What this does not change
The destination scores, comparisons, budget tiers, and recommendations on MapSorted are not influenced by which booking partners pay commission. The 10-dimension scoring framework is applied consistently across all 575 destinations regardless of whether Viator or Stay22 has inventory there. We don’t take payment from destinations, tourism boards, or hotels in exchange for higher scores or favorable write-ups.
See the methodology page for exactly how scores are derived.
Why we disclose this
US Federal Trade Commission rules require websites to disclose affiliate relationships clearly. Beyond the legal requirement, we think you should know how a site you’re reading makes money. That’s the entire reason this page exists.
If you don’t want to use our affiliate links, you can always book directly via Booking.com, Viator, etc. — your trip won’t cost you any more or less either way.
Questions?
If you spot a link you think should be disclosed and isn’t, let us know — we’ll fix it. Same goes for anything that reads as biased toward a partner. Contact info on the about page.