Research methodology

What we check

Transport fares come from operator booking pages or published tariffs. Entry rules come from government or European Union sources. Baggage limits come from the airline. City costs use dated price records and clearly stated traveler profiles.

How estimates are presented

A starting fare is not treated as a guaranteed ticket price. We show ranges, dates, currencies, and assumptions where they affect the result. Calculators only use records that meet their source and freshness rules.

Review dates and stale data

Each structured record can carry a verification date and a next review date. Records that are missing a source or are too old are excluded from tools and rankings that require current data. An older guide may remain available when it is still useful, but its dated figures should not be read as a live quote.

City budget estimates

Our editorial estimates combine daily allowances for accommodation, food, local transport, attractions and other spending. An internal methodology link explains that estimate; it is not independent evidence or a claim that we visited the city. A recorded date does not guarantee that every underlying price is available today.

How the spending examples work

Our reviewed destination examples set chosen budgets for a stay, meals, local travel and small extras. They are not measurements of average prices or offers from hotels. A dorm amount covers one bed; a private amount covers the whole room for up to two people. Divide only the room cost when sharing.

These are separate spending choices, not price or quality rankings. The alternative plan may have a lower total when its room, meal or activity allowances differ.

Each city example names the sightseeing it allows for. An itinerary can use a different plan, with paid visits added separately in its day notes. Airport and intercity journeys are extra. Replace the stay amount with your full booking price, including taxes and cleaning, and add the tickets for the activities you choose.

The review of a spending example is recorded separately from verification of a published ticket price. A fare without a supported price is linked to its operator for a travel-date quote. The calculator labels its result as a subtotal whenever more journey fares need adding.

Croatia spending examples

The Croatia guides use chosen budgets for a bed or room, meals, local travel and small extras. These are worked examples, not measured city averages or bookable accommodation offers. A room may cost more than the amount you set aside, especially in summer or during an event. Replace that line with the complete quote for your dates, including tax and cleaning.

The simple plan sets aside €32 for meals and drinks, €4 for local travel and €5 for extras. The other plans leave more room for those choices. Sightseeing covers the visit named beneath the city's table. A zero sightseeing line means the described free walk; it does not mean that a tower, museum or park is free.

Published prices help give these choices context. Zagreb's La Štruk menu lists main dishes at €10 to €11.50. Accommodation tariffs such as Botel Marina's vary with date and room occupancy. A price from one property does not establish the average for a town.

The country example is the median of the eleven simple-stay examples. The calculators use the same chosen accommodation allowances for Croatia, without a claimed market price range. Private-room amounts cover the whole room; only the room cost is divided when sharing. The review date records a review of the plan, not a hotel reservation.

In the Croatia itinerary sections, paid visits are budgeted on the day described, and the final departure day has no overnight room allowance. Airport and intercity journeys remain separate. Change the allowance when you choose a different visit or add another night.

Accommodation estimates

Accommodation records describe a room or dorm category and a price range. Calculators start at the lower end of that range. Private rooms assume two people sharing, with an extra room for an odd-numbered group. Taxes, dates, room availability and booking conditions can change the amount you pay.

Attraction prices

An editorial attraction allowance is a planning example. Use a linked venue price list to check admission, concessions and booking requirements for your visit. We distinguish these allowances from a quoted venue tariff.

Airport transfers

Transfer estimates describe a service and journey, not a reservation. Check the operator's current timetable, fare conditions and arrival stop before travelling. An internal link here explains the estimate and does not verify the fare.

Published itinerary budgets

The daily spending subtotal adds the published daily allowances for one traveller. It is not a complete trip price. Journey estimates are displayed separately and are not added to that subtotal because older daily allowances do not consistently identify transport already included. Use the cost calculator to itemise overnight stays and journeys.

Connections follow consecutive itinerary days. Missing, incomplete or reverse-direction journey records are flagged. A return to an earlier destination remains in the route diagram; it is not merged into the first stay.

Corrections

If you find a price, route, or rule that has changed, email [email protected] with the page URL and the official source.