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Crane Index Research

The holiday is planned by a machine, and too much of travel shuts the door on it

How cleanly AI search and AI trip planners read airlines, hotels and operators, and why travel and tourism AI readability shapes which brands get booked.

This benchmark measures how cleanly AI engines read an airline, hotel or tour operator's own website, and whether an automated trip planner can take the routes, rooms and rates from it without guessing. In the run measured on 1 November 2026, 83 of the 171 travel and tourism sites approached could not be read at all, and only 88 let the machine in far enough to be scored.

The traveller who once opened ten tabs now asks an assistant to plan the whole trip. The assistant does the legwork it always promised: it goes out to the airlines, hotels and operators, reads whatever routes, rooms, rates and availability it can, and builds the itinerary from what it understood. It is, in effect, an agent knocking on doors on the traveller's behalf, and a brand whose door stays shut is off the itinerary before a single fare is compared.

On 1 November 2026 we ran the leading travel and tourism organisations through the Crane Index™, our three-scanner AI Readability Suite. Of the 171 home pages we approached, 83 could not be read by a machine at all: 45 refused an automated reader, 28 gave it no response and 10 serve pages that do not exist until scripts run. Of the 88 a machine could read, 7 cleared 70 out of 100, and the field is led by Ponant at 74, with Avis next at 72. Every figure here is a first-party measurement, the full dated result set is archived, and we re-run the scan and report the movement.

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The sixty-second read

  • ▸The finding: 88 of the 171 sites we approached could be read by a machine, and 7 of them cleared 70 out of 100 on the Crane Index.
  • ▸The money: when a buyer asks an engine to shortlist suppliers, an illegible site is simply not on the list. The demand does not vanish, it goes to a legible competitor free, while your paid channels buy it back at a rising cost per acquisition.
  • ▸The pattern to watch: in the two flagship studies, the FTSE 100 and the UK's biggest online retailers, one mechanical habit separated the top of the field from the bottom, valid structured data and one identity a machine can resolve. That is a markup sprint, not a rebuild, so a median can move faster than a board expects.

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Across the 88 readable sites the Crane Index ran from 19 to 74. 7 scored 70 or above, 31 sat between 55 and 69, 22 between 40 and 54, and 28 below 40. The strongest of the three reads was Agent Readiness at a median of 63, and the weakest was Brand Representation at 32, whether a machine can confirm from your own site who you are.

The Crane Index™

Travel and Tourism

Measured 1 November 2026 · 88 of 171 sites readable by a machine · tap a column to sort, a row to open the full breakdown

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# Crane Index™The composite of the three reads: one number for how well a machine can find, act on and trust this site. Ranked highest to lowest. AI Search ReadinessCan the engines that read the live site, AI Overviews, Perplexity, ChatGPT with search, resolve the company and extract what it sells, to whom? Entity coherence, structured data, extractable answers. Agent ReadinessCan an automated agent get in and act? Door-open access for AI crawlers, machine-readable actions, operability, discovery. Brand RepresentationCan a machine confirm from the site who this company is? Identity markup, disambiguation to the real-world entity, authority links, rights signals. Details
1 Ponantponant.com 74 81 83 58

AI Search · 81

Entity coherence58
Structured data54
Extractable answers100
Readability100
Access96

Agent · 83

Crawler access100
Machine actions71
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 58

Identity50
Disambiguation100
Authority links20
Rights signals50
Crane Index™ over time45 to 74 (+29 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 451 September 2026: 451 October 2026: 451 November 2026: 74
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

2= Avisavis.com/en/home 72 83 66 66

AI Search · 83

Entity coherence81
Structured data57
Extractable answers83
Readability100
Access100

Agent · 66

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery100

Representation · 66

Identity100
Disambiguation60
Authority links40
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time60 to 72 (+12 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 601 September 2026: 711 October 2026: 721 November 2026: 72
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

2= Princess Cruisesprincess.com 72 79 84 54

AI Search · 79

Entity coherence75
Structured data86
Extractable answers67
Readability70
Access96

Agent · 84

Crawler access100
Machine actions64
Operability80
Discovery100

Representation · 54

Identity79
Disambiguation60
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • 98 images missing alt text
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • Offerings described but not actionable (no price or Action)
Crane Index™ over time73 to 72 (-1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 731 September 2026: 731 October 2026: 731 November 2026: 72
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

4= Holland America Linehollandamerica.com/en/us 71 73 94 46

AI Search · 73

Entity coherence61
Structured data75
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access78

Agent · 94

Crawler access100
Machine actions100
Operability80
Discovery100

Representation · 46

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page
  • 7 images missing alt text
Crane Index™ over time71 to 71 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 711 September 2026: 711 October 2026: 711 November 2026: 71
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

4= Hostelworldhostelworld.com 71 77 93 43

AI Search · 77

Entity coherence56
Structured data86
Extractable answers67
Readability90
Access96

Agent · 93

Crawler access100
Machine actions100
Operability75
Discovery100

Representation · 43

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • Meta description over 180 characters
Crane Index™ over time71 to 71 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 711 September 2026: 711 October 2026: 711 November 2026: 71
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

4= Pricelinepriceline.com 71 77 69 66

AI Search · 77

Entity coherence75
Structured data86
Extractable answers50
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 69

Crawler access63
Machine actions64
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 66

Identity79
Disambiguation100
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • Multiple H1 headings (2)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • Some AI agents refused at the edge (OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, GPTBot)
Crane Index™ over time71 to 71 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 711 September 2026: 711 October 2026: 711 November 2026: 71
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

7 Trafalgartrafalgar.com/en-us 70 83 91 36

AI Search · 83

Entity coherence50
Structured data75
Extractable answers100
Readability100
Access96

Agent · 91

Crawler access100
Machine actions100
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 36

Identity79
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity
Crane Index™ over time65 to 70 (+5 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 651 September 2026: 651 October 2026: 701 November 2026: 70
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

8 Abercrombie & Kentabercrombiekent.com 69 71 66 69

AI Search · 71

Entity coherence75
Structured data32
Extractable answers83
Readability90
Access80

Agent · 66

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery100

Representation · 69

Identity79
Disambiguation100
Authority links0
Rights signals100
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time
Measured 1 November 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record.

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

9 Havenhaven.com 68 85 52 66

AI Search · 85

Entity coherence75
Structured data64
Extractable answers100
Readability100
Access87

Agent · 52

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 66

Identity79
Disambiguation100
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • Some AI agents refused at the edge (ChatGPT-User, GPTBot)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time68 to 68 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 681 September 2026: 681 October 2026: 681 November 2026: 68
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

10= Amanaman.com 67 60 68 72

AI Search · 60

Entity coherence81
Structured data32
Extractable answers33
Readability100
Access78

Agent · 68

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability95
Discovery75

Representation · 72

Identity79
Disambiguation60
Authority links60
Rights signals100
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time67 to 67 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 671 September 2026: 671 October 2026: 671 November 2026: 67
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

10= BCD Travelbcdtravel.com 67 81 72 48

AI Search · 81

Entity coherence72
Structured data79
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access100

Agent · 72

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability100
Discovery100

Representation · 48

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links30
Rights signals50
  • 2 images missing alt text
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time67 to 67 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 671 September 2026: 671 October 2026: 671 November 2026: 67
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

10= Contikicontiki.com/en-au 67 74 91 36

AI Search · 74

Entity coherence47
Structured data75
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access96

Agent · 91

Crawler access100
Machine actions100
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 36

Identity79
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity
Crane Index™ over time
Measured 1 November 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record.

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

10= Fred. Olsen Cruise Linesfredolsencruises.com 67 81 83 36

AI Search · 81

Entity coherence64
Structured data64
Extractable answers100
Readability100
Access83

Agent · 83

Crawler access100
Machine actions71
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 36

Identity79
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • Interactive CAPTCHA present; autonomous agents cannot complete it
  • No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity
Crane Index™ over time65 to 67 (+2 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 651 September 2026: 651 October 2026: 671 November 2026: 67
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

10= Lindblad Expeditionsexpeditions.com 67 77 63 62

AI Search · 77

Entity coherence81
Structured data68
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access83

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 62

Identity79
Disambiguation60
Authority links50
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time67 to 67 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 671 September 2026: 671 October 2026: 671 November 2026: 67
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

15= Celebrity Cruisescelebritycruises.com 66 69 83 46

AI Search · 69

Entity coherence47
Structured data57
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 83

Crawler access100
Machine actions71
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 46

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • 2 images missing alt text
Crane Index™ over time66 to 66 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 661 September 2026: 661 November 2026: 66
1 August 20261 November 2026

Line broken: no reading for this site on 1 October 2026.

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

15= Loews Hotelsloewshotels.com 66 77 81 41

AI Search · 77

Entity coherence58
Structured data86
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access87

Agent · 81

Crawler access100
Machine actions64
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 41

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • 1 image missing alt text
  • Offerings described but not actionable (no price or Action)
Crane Index™ over time66 to 66 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 661 September 2026: 661 October 2026: 661 November 2026: 66
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

15= Minor Hotelsminorhotels.com/en 66 70 59 69

AI Search · 70

Entity coherence75
Structured data32
Extractable answers67
Readability90
Access96

Agent · 59

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability95
Discovery100

Representation · 69

Identity79
Disambiguation100
Authority links30
Rights signals50
  • Meta description over 180 characters
  • Some AI agents refused at the edge (OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, GPTBot)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time66 to 66 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 661 September 2026: 661 October 2026: 661 November 2026: 66
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

18= Kempinskikempinski.com/en 65 62 85 48

AI Search · 62

Entity coherence58
Structured data32
Extractable answers50
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 85

Crawler access100
Machine actions71
Operability75
Discovery100

Representation · 48

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links0
Rights signals100
  • Multiple H1 headings (2)
Crane Index™ over time65 to 65 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 651 September 2026: 651 October 2026: 651 November 2026: 65
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

18= Royal Caribbeanroyalcaribbean.com 65 67 82 46

AI Search · 67

Entity coherence47
Structured data43
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 82

Crawler access100
Machine actions71
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 46

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • 5 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • 3 images missing alt text
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time63 to 65 (+2 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 631 September 2026: 631 October 2026: 641 November 2026: 65
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

20= CWTmycwt.com 63 62 78 48

AI Search · 62

Entity coherence69
Structured data57
Extractable answers33
Readability60
Access96

Agent · 78

Crawler access100
Machine actions71
Operability60
Discovery75

Representation · 48

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links30
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • Thin content (under 250 words)
Crane Index™ over time63 to 63 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 631 September 2026: 631 October 2026: 631 November 2026: 63
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

20= Trainlinethetrainline.com 63 71 63 55

AI Search · 71

Entity coherence69
Structured data32
Extractable answers83
Readability100
Access78

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 55

Identity50
Disambiguation100
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time62 to 63 (+1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 621 September 2026: 621 October 2026: 631 November 2026: 63
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

20= Wyndham Hotels & Resortswyndhamhotels.com 63 57 66 66

AI Search · 57

Entity coherence75
Structured data32
Extractable answers33
Readability80
Access78

Agent · 66

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery100

Representation · 66

Identity79
Disambiguation100
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • 5 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • 34 images missing alt text
Crane Index™ over time55 to 63 (+8 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 551 September 2026: 551 October 2026: 631 November 2026: 63
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

23 Kayakkayak.com 62 75 65 46

AI Search · 75

Entity coherence47
Structured data54
Extractable answers83
Readability100
Access100

Agent · 65

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery100

Representation · 46

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time62 to 62 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 621 September 2026: 621 October 2026: 621 November 2026: 62
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

24= Center Parcscenterparcs.co.uk 61 73 63 46

AI Search · 73

Entity coherence58
Structured data57
Extractable answers83
Readability100
Access78

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 46

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time
Measured 1 November 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record.

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

24= DFDSdfds.com/en/passenger-ferries 61 69 62 53

AI Search · 69

Entity coherence67
Structured data32
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 53

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links50
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time41 to 61 (+20 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 411 September 2026: 601 October 2026: 611 November 2026: 61
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

24= Jet2jet2.com 61 73 52 58

AI Search · 73

Entity coherence67
Structured data21
Extractable answers100
Readability100
Access78

Agent · 52

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 58

Identity50
Disambiguation100
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • 6 images missing alt text
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time60 to 61 (+1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 601 September 2026: 611 October 2026: 611 November 2026: 61
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

24= Kiwi.comkiwi.com/en 61 59 63 61

AI Search · 59

Entity coherence75
Structured data32
Extractable answers33
Readability90
Access83

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 61

Identity79
Disambiguation100
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • Multiple H1 headings (2)
  • Meta description over 180 characters
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time63 to 61 (-2 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 631 September 2026: 631 October 2026: 611 November 2026: 61
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

24= Kuonikuoni.co.uk 61 71 58 55

AI Search · 71

Entity coherence61
Structured data32
Extractable answers83
Readability90
Access96

Agent · 58

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability60
Discovery75

Representation · 55

Identity50
Disambiguation100
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • 48 images missing alt text
  • No machine-readable action found
  • Interactive CAPTCHA present; autonomous agents cannot complete it
Crane Index™ over time61 to 61 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 611 September 2026: 611 October 2026: 611 November 2026: 61
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

29 Enterprise Rent-A-Carenterprise.com/en/home.html 59 72 52 52

AI Search · 72

Entity coherence75
Structured data43
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access87

Agent · 52

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 52

Identity79
Disambiguation60
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • 3 images missing alt text
  • Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time59 to 59 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 591 September 2026: 591 October 2026: 591 November 2026: 59
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

30= Hays Travelhaystravel.co.uk 58 61 66 46

AI Search · 61

Entity coherence53
Structured data32
Extractable answers67
Readability90
Access74

Agent · 66

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability90
Discovery75

Representation · 46

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time56 to 58 (+2 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 561 September 2026: 561 October 2026: 571 November 2026: 58
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

30= National Expressnationalexpress.com/en 58 67 62 46

AI Search · 67

Entity coherence53
Structured data32
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access96

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 46

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time41 to 58 (+17 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 411 September 2026: 411 October 2026: 411 November 2026: 58
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

32= FlixBusflixbus.com 57 57 62 53

AI Search · 57

Entity coherence53
Structured data32
Extractable answers50
Readability90
Access74

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 53

Identity50
Disambiguation100
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page
  • 4 images missing alt text
  • Meta description over 180 characters
Crane Index™ over time57 to 57 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 571 September 2026: 571 October 2026: 571 November 2026: 57
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

32= Oberoi Hotels & Resortsoberoihotels.com 57 59 72 41

AI Search · 59

Entity coherence67
Structured data11
Extractable answers50
Readability90
Access89

Agent · 72

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability100
Discovery100

Representation · 41

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • 1 invalid structured-data block
  • Multiple H1 headings (2)
  • 15 images missing alt text
Crane Index™ over time57 to 57 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 571 September 2026: 561 October 2026: 561 November 2026: 57
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

34= Budgetbudget.com/en/home 56 62 61 46

AI Search · 62

Entity coherence67
Structured data21
Extractable answers50
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 61

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability70
Discovery75

Representation · 46

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • Multiple H1 headings (2)
  • 2 images missing alt text
Crane Index™ over time56 to 56 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 561 September 2026: 561 October 2026: 561 November 2026: 56
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

34= Sagasaga.co.uk 56 60 66 41

AI Search · 60

Entity coherence53
Structured data32
Extractable answers50
Readability100
Access87

Agent · 66

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability90
Discovery75

Representation · 41

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time59 to 56 (-3 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 591 September 2026: 591 October 2026: 581 November 2026: 56
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

36= Cleartripcleartrip.com 55 76 53 37

AI Search · 76

Entity coherence53
Structured data54
Extractable answers100
Readability90
Access83

Agent · 53

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery100

Representation · 37

Identity29
Disambiguation60
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time
Measured 1 November 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record.

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

36= Norwegian Cruise Linencl.com 55 55 52 58

AI Search · 55

Entity coherence58
Structured data32
Extractable answers33
Readability100
Access74

Agent · 52

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 58

Identity50
Disambiguation100
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time51 to 55 (+4 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 511 September 2026: 511 October 2026: 511 November 2026: 55
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

36= Stena Linestenaline.com 55 57 82 25

AI Search · 57

Entity coherence42
Structured data57
Extractable answers33
Readability90
Access87

Agent · 82

Crawler access100
Machine actions71
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 25

Identity50
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity
Crane Index™ over time55 to 55 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 551 September 2026: 551 October 2026: 551 November 2026: 55
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

39= Belmondbelmond.com/en 54 60 62 41

AI Search · 60

Entity coherence53
Structured data43
Extractable answers33
Readability100
Access96

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 41

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • Multiple H1 headings (4)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time54 to 54 (+0 since 1 September 2026)
70 55 401 September 2026: 541 October 2026: 541 November 2026: 54
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

39= citizenMmarriott.com/brands/citizenm.mi 54 63 56 43

AI Search · 63

Entity coherence47
Structured data32
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access83

Agent · 56

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability95
Discovery75

Representation · 43

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • 9 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time46 to 54 (+8 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 461 September 2026: 461 October 2026: 461 November 2026: 54
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

41= OYOoyorooms.com 53 54 63 43

AI Search · 54

Entity coherence58
Structured data21
Extractable answers33
Readability75
Access96

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 43

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page
  • 22 images missing alt text
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time53 to 53 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 531 September 2026: 531 October 2026: 531 November 2026: 53
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

41= Trip.comtrip.com 53 52 47 60

AI Search · 52

Entity coherence61
Structured data43
Extractable answers0
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 47

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery50

Representation · 60

Identity50
Disambiguation100
Authority links0
Rights signals100
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • No sitemap discoverable
  • Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot)
Crane Index™ over time57 to 53 (-4 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 571 September 2026: 531 October 2026: 531 November 2026: 53
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

43 TAP Air Portugalflytap.com/en-us 52 69 63 23

AI Search · 69

Entity coherence47
Structured data54
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 23

Identity50
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable action found
  • No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity
Crane Index™ over time52 to 52 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 521 September 2026: 521 October 2026: 521 November 2026: 52
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

44= eDreamsedreams.com 51 52 57 43

AI Search · 52

Entity coherence69
Structured data21
Extractable answers33
Readability80
Access72

Agent · 57

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery25

Representation · 43

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • 3 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • 1 image missing alt text
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time51 to 51 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 511 September 2026: 511 October 2026: 511 November 2026: 51
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

44= Europcareuropcar.com/en-us 51 67 62 25

AI Search · 67

Entity coherence31
Structured data21
Extractable answers100
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 25

Identity50
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable action found
  • No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity
Crane Index™ over time51 to 51 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 511 September 2026: 511 October 2026: 521 November 2026: 51
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

44= Scott Dunnscottdunn.com 51 62 66 26

AI Search · 62

Entity coherence36
Structured data21
Extractable answers83
Readability90
Access87

Agent · 66

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability90
Discovery75

Representation · 26

Identity0
Disambiguation60
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time52 to 51 (-1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 521 September 2026: 521 October 2026: 511 November 2026: 51
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

44= Travelporttravelport.com 51 60 82 10

AI Search · 60

Entity coherence14
Structured data57
Extractable answers67
Readability90
Access87

Agent · 82

Crawler access100
Machine actions71
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 10

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • 3 images missing alt text
  • Meta description over 180 characters
Crane Index™ over time49 to 51 (+2 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 491 September 2026: 491 October 2026: 511 November 2026: 51
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

48 Rosewood Hotels & Resortsrosewoodhotels.com/en/default 50 47 63 41

AI Search · 47

Entity coherence36
Structured data21
Extractable answers33
Readability80
Access83

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 41

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • 34 images missing alt text
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time35 to 50 (+15 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 351 September 2026: 351 October 2026: 501 November 2026: 50
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

49= British Airwaysbritishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_us 49 58 62 28

AI Search · 58

Entity coherence31
Structured data43
Extractable answers67
Readability90
Access74

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 28

Identity0
Disambiguation60
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time49 to 49 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 491 September 2026: 491 October 2026: 491 November 2026: 49
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

49= Butlin'sbutlins.com 49 56 62 28

AI Search · 56

Entity coherence31
Structured data21
Extractable answers67
Readability90
Access83

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 28

Identity50
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • 11 images missing alt text
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time40 to 49 (+9 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 401 September 2026: 401 October 2026: 401 November 2026: 49
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

51 TUItui.com 48 67 63 13

AI Search · 67

Entity coherence3
Structured data54
Extractable answers100
Readability90
Access96

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 13

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • 16 images missing alt text
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time48 to 48 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 481 September 2026: 481 October 2026: 481 November 2026: 48
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

52 Hotelbedsdiscover.hotelbeds.com 47 55 62 23

AI Search · 55

Entity coherence42
Structured data57
Extractable answers33
Readability85
Access78

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 23

Identity50
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable action found
  • No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity
Crane Index™ over time38 to 47 (+9 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 381 September 2026: 381 October 2026: 471 November 2026: 47
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

53 American Express Global Business Travelamexglobalbusinesstravel.com 44 55 68 10

AI Search · 55

Entity coherence3
Structured data7
Extractable answers83
Readability100
Access96

Agent · 68

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability95
Discovery75

Representation · 10

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • No machine-readable action found
  • No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity
Crane Index™ over time68 to 44 (-24 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 681 September 2026: 681 October 2026: 441 November 2026: 44
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

54 Travelodgetravelodge.co.uk 42 45 68 13

AI Search · 45

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access74

Agent · 68

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability95
Discovery75

Representation · 13

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Multiple H1 headings (6)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time42 to 42 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 421 September 2026: 421 October 2026: 421 November 2026: 42
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

55= Airbnbairbnb.com 41 40 76 8

AI Search · 40

Entity coherence3
Structured data21
Extractable answers33
Readability70
Access91

Agent · 76

Crawler access63
Machine actions71
Operability95
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • 1 image missing alt text
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time42 to 41 (-1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 421 September 2026: 411 October 2026: 421 November 2026: 41
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

55= Intrepid Travelintrepidtravel.com/us 41 47 62 13

AI Search · 47

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access87

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 13

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time41 to 41 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 411 September 2026: 411 October 2026: 411 November 2026: 41
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

55= WestJetwestjet.com/en-us 41 39 65 20

AI Search · 39

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers33
Readability90
Access96

Agent · 65

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery100

Representation · 20

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals100
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time41 to 41 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 411 September 2026: 411 October 2026: 411 November 2026: 41
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

58= G Adventuresgadventures.com 40 48 62 10

AI Search · 48

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 10

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Multiple H1 headings (2)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time39 to 40 (+1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 391 September 2026: 391 October 2026: 391 November 2026: 40
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

58= Hurtigrutenhurtigruten.com/en-us 40 45 63 13

AI Search · 45

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access74

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 13

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • No machine-readable action found
  • No authoritative sameAs links to disambiguate the entity
Crane Index™ over time40 to 40 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 401 September 2026: 401 October 2026: 421 November 2026: 40
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

58= Langham Hospitality Grouplanghamhotels.com 40 48 63 10

AI Search · 48

Entity coherence3
Structured data11
Extractable answers67
Readability100
Access78

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 10

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • 1 invalid structured-data block
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • 3 images missing alt text
Crane Index™ over time40 to 40 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 401 September 2026: 401 October 2026: 401 November 2026: 40
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

61= Accorgroup.accor.com/en 39 46 62 10

AI Search · 46

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers67
Readability80
Access91

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 10

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Meta description over 180 characters
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time39 to 39 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 391 September 2026: 391 October 2026: 391 November 2026: 39
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

61= Frontier Airlinesflyfrontier.com 39 37 68 13

AI Search · 37

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers33
Readability100
Access78

Agent · 68

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability95
Discovery75

Representation · 13

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time38 to 39 (+1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 381 September 2026: 381 October 2026: 391 November 2026: 39
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

63= Amtrakamtrak.com/home 38 54 50 10

AI Search · 54

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers100
Readability80
Access87

Agent · 50

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 10

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • 13 images missing alt text
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time38 to 38 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 381 September 2026: 381 October 2026: 381 November 2026: 38
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

63= Jumeirahjumeirah.com/en 38 40 34 41

AI Search · 40

Entity coherence67
Structured data21
Extractable answers0
Readability55
Access74

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery75

Representation · 41

Identity50
Disambiguation60
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Content appears client-side rendered; static AI crawlers may see little text
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
Crane Index™ over time38 to 38 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 381 September 2026: 381 October 2026: 381 November 2026: 38
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

63= Taucktauck.com 38 43 63 8

AI Search · 43

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers67
Readability80
Access78

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • 2 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time38 to 38 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 381 September 2026: 381 October 2026: 381 November 2026: 38
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

63= Trenitaliatrenitalia.com/it.html 38 39 62 13

AI Search · 39

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers33
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 13

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • 20 insecure HTTP resources on a secure page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time38 to 38 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 381 September 2026: 381 November 2026: 38
1 August 20261 November 2026

Line broken: no reading for this site on 1 October 2026.

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

63= Virgin Atlanticvirginatlantic.com/en-US 38 44 62 8

AI Search · 44

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers67
Readability90
Access74

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • 1 insecure HTTP resource on a secure page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Meta description over 180 characters
Crane Index™ over time38 to 38 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 381 September 2026: 391 October 2026: 381 November 2026: 38
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

68 Flight Centreflightcentre.com.au/about-us/international-websites 37 41 63 8

AI Search · 41

Entity coherence3
Structured data7
Extractable answers50
Readability80
Access83

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • 1 image missing alt text
  • Missing meta description
Crane Index™ over time37 to 37 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 371 September 2026: 371 October 2026: 371 November 2026: 37
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

69= AirAsiaairasia.com/en/gb 36 29 65 15

AI Search · 29

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability80
Access96

Agent · 65

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery100

Representation · 15

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals100
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time42 to 36 (-6 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 421 September 2026: 421 October 2026: 351 November 2026: 36
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

69= Mandarin Orientalmandarinoriental.com/en 36 37 63 8

AI Search · 37

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers33
Readability100
Access78

Agent · 63

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • No machine-readable action found
Crane Index™ over time35 to 36 (+1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 351 September 2026: 351 October 2026: 351 November 2026: 36
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

71= Alaska Airlinesalaskaair.com 35 31 53 20

AI Search · 31

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability100
Access91

Agent · 53

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery100

Representation · 20

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links20
Rights signals100
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • 1 image missing alt text
Crane Index™ over time35 to 35 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 351 September 2026: 351 October 2026: 351 November 2026: 35
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

71= Explore Worldwideexplore.co.uk 35 44 52 8

AI Search · 44

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers67
Readability90
Access78

Agent · 52

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability80
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
  • Some AI agents refused at the edge (PerplexityBot)
Crane Index™ over time35 to 35 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 351 September 2026: 351 October 2026: 361 November 2026: 35
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

73= Air New Zealandairnewzealand.com 33 26 62 10

AI Search · 26

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability85
Access78

Agent · 62

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 10

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time33 to 33 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 331 September 2026: 331 October 2026: 331 November 2026: 33
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

73= Renferenfe.com/es/en 33 31 50 18

AI Search · 31

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers17
Readability65
Access91

Agent · 50

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability75
Discovery75

Representation · 18

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links10
Rights signals100
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Missing meta description
Crane Index™ over time36 to 33 (-3 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 361 September 2026: 361 October 2026: 361 November 2026: 33
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

75 Carnival Cruise Linecarnival.com 32 24 58 15

AI Search · 24

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability60
Access83

Agent · 58

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability60
Discovery75

Representation · 15

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals100
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time31 to 32 (+1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 311 September 2026: 301 October 2026: 321 November 2026: 32
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

76= Finnairfinnair.com 26 21 49 8

AI Search · 21

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability50
Access74

Agent · 49

Crawler access63
Machine actions0
Operability60
Discovery100

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • 1 image missing alt text
  • No canonical URL declared
Crane Index™ over time27 to 26 (-1 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 271 September 2026: 271 October 2026: 261 November 2026: 26
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

76= Hertzhertz.com/us/en 26 35 34 8

AI Search · 35

Entity coherence14
Structured data32
Extractable answers0
Readability65
Access91

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time26 to 26 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 261 September 2026: 261 October 2026: 261 November 2026: 26
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

78= Brittany Ferriesbrittany-ferries.co.uk 24 22 34 15

AI Search · 22

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability50
Access78

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery100

Representation · 15

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals100
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time24 to 24 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 241 September 2026: 241 October 2026: 241 November 2026: 24
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

78= Skyscannerskyscanner.com 24 29 34 8

AI Search · 29

Entity coherence3
Structured data21
Extractable answers0
Readability60
Access83

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time
Measured 1 November 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record.

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

80= EaseMyTripeasemytrip.com 23 26 34 8

AI Search · 26

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability55
Access96

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery100

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time
Measured 1 November 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record.

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

80= Eurostareurostar.com 23 21 34 15

AI Search · 21

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability45
Access74

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery75

Representation · 15

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals100
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time
Measured 1 November 2026. The line builds with each monthly re-scan, so the movement becomes a matter of record.

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

82= Aeromexicoaeromexico.com 22 18 34 15

AI Search · 18

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability45
Access61

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery75

Representation · 15

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals100
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Missing meta description
Crane Index™ over time22 to 22 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 221 September 2026: 221 October 2026: 221 November 2026: 22
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

82= Deutsche Bahnint.bahn.de 22 25 34 8

AI Search · 25

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers17
Readability40
Access78

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery25

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
  • Title likely truncated in results (over 65 characters)
Crane Index™ over time22 to 22 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 221 September 2026: 221 October 2026: 221 November 2026: 22
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

82= Southwest Airlinessouthwest.com 22 25 34 8

AI Search · 25

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability45
Access96

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Content appears client-side rendered; static AI crawlers may see little text
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
Crane Index™ over time22 to 22 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 221 September 2026: 221 October 2026: 221 November 2026: 22
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

85 Booking.combooking.com 20 18 34 8

AI Search · 18

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability25
Access70

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery75

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • Missing title tag
  • Action surface appears client-side rendered; agents may see little
  • No machine-readable entity (Organisation / Brand / Person)
Crane Index™ over time20 to 20 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 201 September 2026: 201 October 2026: 201 November 2026: 20
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

86= Amadeusamadeus.com 19 14 34 8

AI Search · 14

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability25
Access50

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery100

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Page is set to noindex (excluded from search and AI)
  • Missing title tag
Crane Index™ over time19 to 19 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 191 September 2026: 191 October 2026: 191 November 2026: 19
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

86= Sabresabre.com 19 14 34 8

AI Search · 14

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability25
Access50

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery100

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Page is set to noindex (excluded from search and AI)
  • Missing title tag
Crane Index™ over time19 to 19 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 191 September 2026: 191 October 2026: 191 November 2026: 19
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

86= Trailfinderstrailfinders.com 19 14 34 8

AI Search · 14

Entity coherence3
Structured data0
Extractable answers0
Readability25
Access50

Agent · 34

Crawler access100
Machine actions0
Operability45
Discovery100

Representation · 8

Identity0
Disambiguation0
Authority links0
Rights signals50
  • No H1 heading on the page
  • Page is set to noindex (excluded from search and AI)
  • Missing title tag
Crane Index™ over time19 to 19 (+0 since 1 August 2026)
70 55 401 August 2026: 191 September 2026: 191 October 2026: 191 November 2026: 19
1 August 20261 November 2026

Verified measurement: the Crane Index™ certificate, scores exactly as published.

Invisible by choice: the 83 locked doors ↓

These names have no score for a sharper reason: their sites would not let a machine reader in at all. They refused it outright, gave it nothing, or serve pages that are empty until scripts run, and the crawlers and shopping agents AI engines send live in the same data centres our reader does. One fair caveat, stated plainly: a site that verifies crawlers by network may admit engines it recognises while refusing ours, so they are reported as unmeasured, never scored. But a door bolted against unknown machines is a posture, and it is one the machines now bringing buyers will meet first.

Expedia · refused the readerTripadvisor · refused the readerHotels.com · no responseAgoda · script-only pageVrbo · refused the readerTrivago · refused the readerMakeMyTrip · no responselastminute.com · refused the readerGetYourGuide · refused the readerViator · refused the readerKlook · refused the readerOn the Beach · refused the readerloveholidays · refused the readerHopper · script-only pageDespegar · refused the readerWebjet · refused the readerYatra · no responseAmerican Airlines · refused the readerDelta Air Lines · no responseUnited Airlines · no responseLufthansa · refused the readerAir France · no responseKLM · no responseEmirates · no responseQatar Airways · refused the readerSingapore Airlines · script-only pageCathay Pacific · no responseQantas · no responseRyanair · script-only pageeasyJet · refused the readerWizz Air · script-only pageTurkish Airlines · no responseEtihad Airways · no responseJetBlue · script-only pageAir Canada · script-only pageAll Nippon Airways · no responseJapan Airlines · no responseIberia · refused the readerSAS · refused the readerAer Lingus · script-only pageLATAM Airlines · refused the readerKorean Air · no responseAir China · no responseIndiGo · no responseSpirit Airlines · no responseMarriott International · refused the readerHilton · no responseHyatt · refused the readerInterContinental Hotels Group · refused the readerChoice Hotels · no responseBest Western · refused the readerFour Seasons · refused the readerRadisson Hotel Group · refused the readerPremier Inn · no responseShangri-La · script-only pageMelia Hotels International · refused the readerScandic Hotels · no responseMSC Cruises · refused the readerP&O Cruises · no responseCunard · no responseViking · refused the readerSixt · refused the readerSwiss International Air Lines · refused the readerVueling · refused the readerNorwegian Air Shuttle · refused the readerJetstar · no responseAvianca · refused the readerThai Airways · refused the readerEVA Air · no responseAir India · no responseHawaiian Airlines · refused the readerIcelandair · refused the readerThe Peninsula Hotels · refused the readerDorchester Collection · refused the readerNH Hotels · refused the readerMillennium Hotels and Resorts · refused the readerOmni Hotels & Resorts · refused the readerTaj Hotels · refused the readerClub Med · no responseTraveloka · script-only pageOmio · refused the readerixigo · refused the readerAudley Travel · refused the reader
The picture in one chart

Every readable site, plotted: found by AI (across) against trusted by AI (up). Measured 1 November 2026.

Found and trusted: above 55 on both 0 100 AI SEARCH READINESS → can engines find you BRAND REPRESENTATION → can machines trust you 55 55 Ponant: AI Search 81, Representation 58 Avis: AI Search 83, Representation 66 Princess Cruises: AI Search 79, Representation 54 Holland America Line: AI Search 73, Representation 46 Hostelworld: AI Search 77, Representation 43 Priceline: AI Search 77, Representation 66 Trafalgar: AI Search 83, Representation 36 Abercrombie & Kent: AI Search 71, Representation 69 Haven: AI Search 85, Representation 66 Aman: AI Search 60, Representation 72 BCD Travel: AI Search 81, Representation 48 Contiki: AI Search 74, Representation 36 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines: AI Search 81, Representation 36 Lindblad Expeditions: AI Search 77, Representation 62 Celebrity Cruises: AI Search 69, Representation 46 Loews Hotels: AI Search 77, Representation 41 Minor Hotels: AI Search 70, Representation 69 Kempinski: AI Search 62, Representation 48 Royal Caribbean: AI Search 67, Representation 46 CWT: AI Search 62, Representation 48 Trainline: AI Search 71, Representation 55 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts: AI Search 57, Representation 66 Kayak: AI Search 75, Representation 46 Center Parcs: AI Search 73, Representation 46 DFDS: AI Search 69, Representation 53 Jet2: AI Search 73, Representation 58 Kiwi.com: AI Search 59, Representation 61 Kuoni: AI Search 71, Representation 55 Enterprise Rent-A-Car: AI Search 72, Representation 52 Hays Travel: AI Search 61, Representation 46 National Express: AI Search 67, Representation 46 FlixBus: AI Search 57, Representation 53 Oberoi Hotels & Resorts: AI Search 59, Representation 41 Budget: AI Search 62, Representation 46 Saga: AI Search 60, Representation 41 Cleartrip: AI Search 76, Representation 37 Norwegian Cruise Line: AI Search 55, Representation 58 Stena Line: AI Search 57, Representation 25 Belmond: AI Search 60, Representation 41 citizenM: AI Search 63, Representation 43 OYO: AI Search 54, Representation 43 Trip.com: AI Search 52, Representation 60 TAP Air Portugal: AI Search 69, Representation 23 eDreams: AI Search 52, Representation 43 Europcar: AI Search 67, Representation 25 Scott Dunn: AI Search 62, Representation 26 Travelport: AI Search 60, Representation 10 Rosewood Hotels & Resorts: AI Search 47, Representation 41 British Airways: AI Search 58, Representation 28 Butlin's: AI Search 56, Representation 28 TUI: AI Search 67, Representation 13 Hotelbeds: AI Search 55, Representation 23 American Express Global Business Travel: AI Search 55, Representation 10 Travelodge: AI Search 45, Representation 13 Airbnb: AI Search 40, Representation 8 Intrepid Travel: AI Search 47, Representation 13 WestJet: AI Search 39, Representation 20 G Adventures: AI Search 48, Representation 10 Hurtigruten: AI Search 45, Representation 13 Langham Hospitality Group: AI Search 48, Representation 10 Accor: AI Search 46, Representation 10 Frontier Airlines: AI Search 37, Representation 13 Amtrak: AI Search 54, Representation 10 Jumeirah: AI Search 40, Representation 41 Tauck: AI Search 43, Representation 8 Trenitalia: AI Search 39, Representation 13 Virgin Atlantic: AI Search 44, Representation 8 Flight Centre: AI Search 41, Representation 8 AirAsia: AI Search 29, Representation 15 Mandarin Oriental: AI Search 37, Representation 8 Alaska Airlines: AI Search 31, Representation 20 Explore Worldwide: AI Search 44, Representation 8 Air New Zealand: AI Search 26, Representation 10 Renfe: AI Search 31, Representation 18 Carnival Cruise Line: AI Search 24, Representation 15 Finnair: AI Search 21, Representation 8 Hertz: AI Search 35, Representation 8 Brittany Ferries: AI Search 22, Representation 15 Skyscanner: AI Search 29, Representation 8 EaseMyTrip: AI Search 26, Representation 8 Eurostar: AI Search 21, Representation 15 Aeromexico: AI Search 18, Representation 15 Deutsche Bahn: AI Search 25, Representation 8 Southwest Airlines: AI Search 25, Representation 8 Booking.com: AI Search 18, Representation 8 Amadeus: AI Search 14, Representation 8 Sabre: AI Search 14, Representation 8 Trailfinders: AI Search 14, Representation 8 Crane Index™ · measured 2026-11-01 · thecraneconsultancy.com/research/
The gold dashed lines sit at 55 on both reads, the level below which the facts an engine would need stop surviving the read. The top-right quadrant is found and trusted on both. Hover any dot for the company.

Download this data: the full field as a spreadsheet (CSV), or the same run as JSON and this dated run. Licensed CC BY 4.0, so it is yours to publish and build on with attribution. Every unreadable site carries empty score cells, never a zero.

A low score says a site is hard for a machine to read, not that the business is anything other than excellent at what it does. The 83 sites a reader could not enter are reported as unmeasured, never scored zero. The stakes are on the record: in 2026, Google reported that its AI Mode in Search had passed a billion monthly users, and the machine-readable layer these scanners read is the structured data Google Search Central documents. How to read this table, and the full method →

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Score your own domain before you brief anyone. The free AI Search Readiness scanner is the same instrument behind this table and takes about a minute. A result below 55 means an engine is already handing your shortlist slot to whoever in your category is legible. Prefer the whole field watched for you? Daily reconnaissance of your domain beside the competitors you choose is £1,600 a year ex VAT.

This benchmark is re-run on the first of each month, every company named and every score re-measurable live, so the movement becomes public record. The top of every measured cohort sits in the leaderboard, and the full programme is at Crane Index™ Research.

The figures above move with each monthly re-scan. For a snapshot fixed to a dated scan and built to cite, see the pinned Travel and Tourism AI Readability 2026 edition, part of the UK AI Readability 2026 benchmark across every industry.

Licensed CC BY 4.0. Cite as: The Crane Index™, Travel and Tourism AI readability benchmark, The Crane Consultancy, measured 1 November 2026. https://thecraneconsultancy.com/research/travel-tourism-ai-readability/

The door that shut on the trip-planner

A closed door in travel is rarely one thing. Of the 83 brands the machine could not read, 45 refused the automated request outright, turning the reader away at the threshold; 28 answered with nothing a machine could use; and 10 kept their rooms and fares locked inside code that only a person's browser ever runs. To a marketing team these look like ordinary, sensible defences against bots. To an AI planner holding a traveller's request they are the same message: come back never.

The brands that did open the door were not thriving inside it either. The middle of the field sits at a Crane Index of 51, and 50 of those measured came in below 55, with scores running from 19 at the floor to 74 at the top. That is the shape of a field where being read at all is the achievement, and being read well is rarer still.

A refusal is a lost booking when the agent is the one buying

For years an unreadable website cost a travel brand a little search visibility and nothing more. A person would find another route to you. The assistant does not. When it cannot read your site it does not pause or try harder; it finishes the itinerary from the brands it could read and moves on. Your flights, your rooms, your tours are never placed in front of the traveller, and the traveller never learns you were an option. The demand did not fall and your price was never the problem. The journey was routed around you before it began.

There is a second, quieter cost. The large online travel agents made machine-readability their business long ago, so an assistant can often see your rooms clearly on the reseller that lists them while your own site tells it nothing. You then pay that reseller a commission to be discovered through a door the machine could open, having lost the direct booking you would have kept. Illegibility in this category can charge you twice. The fastest way to stop paying is covered in our note on AI search.

The readable minority the assistant keeps booking

A short list of travel brands has made itself legible, and those are the ones an AI planner returns to. In this run the strongest read belongs to Ponant at a Crane Index of 74. Only 7 of the field reached the Strong band of 70, which tells you how much room the leaders still have and how open the top of this table remains to anyone who moves.

The gap the leaders exploit is a specific one. Across those the machine could score, Agent Readiness reads best at a median of 63: once a machine is let in, it can usually navigate a travel site well enough to act on it. What it cannot do is trust what it finds. Brand Representation is the weakest read of all at a median of 32, meaning the typical travel brand never confirms, from its own pages, who it is in terms a machine can attach to one settled identity. An assistant that half-recognises a brand hedges, and a hedged brand is the one left out of the plan.

The remedy is rarely a rebuild. The fastest gains come from setting out the commercial facts a machine reads, your routes, room types, rates and availability, in clean HTML an automated reader can reach rather than sealed inside a booking widget, and from valid structured data, the machine-readable labelling engines rely on, that ties your pages to one settled identity. That ground is covered in our guide to technical SEO, and the score is built exactly as our methodology sets out. You can see where a single site stands in a few minutes with the free AI search readiness check, or hold a brand's position under a daily read with Crane Index monitoring at £1,600 a year ex VAT. In a category where the machine now plans the holiday before anyone books it, being the brand it can read is the whole of the advantage.

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