How we order trips
The trips on Sivamo are departures from tour operators and clubs. Here is how we order them under Recommended and what the other sorts do. These rules are part of the Terms for organizers.
This text is a draft. It may change before it is final.
What moves a trip up
Recommended is the order you see first. It only looks at what helps you choose: how soon the trip starts, whether you can still get a seat and how complete its page is. A departure moves up for:
- Starts soon: departures in the next 120 days, and the sooner, the higher.
- Seats left: there are still seats you can book.
- Guaranteed departure: the trip will go ahead: the minimum number of travelers is reached, or there is no minimum.
- Cover photo: the page has a cover photo.
- Day-by-day program: the program describes every day of the trip.
- Cancellation policy: the page says what you get back if you cancel.
- Description: the trip has a full description.
When you search
When you type in the search box, the trips that match your words best come first; among equally good matches, the order above applies. Filters only decide which trips you see, not their order.
What never changes the order
- money: we take no payment to put a trip higher, and organizers can't buy a place in the list;
- the organizer's plan on Sivamo: a paid plan and a free one are ordered the same way;
- the organizer's rating and reviews: they are on the card to help you choose, but they don't move a trip up or down;
- who you are: everyone gets the same order for the same search.
If we ever show paid places, they will carry the label Promoted, and this page will explain how they are chosen before the first one appears.
The other sorts
Next to Sort you can choose another order:
- Soonest: by start date, the nearest first.
- Lowest price: by the lowest price per person, compared in euros at the day's exchange rate; trips without a price come last.
- Shortest: by the number of days, the shortest first.
Which trips are in the list
Only departures from tour operators with a tourism license and insolvency protection, and from clubs that sent their declaration. A departure appears after its organizer confirms its details and we check the organizer's first one, as described in the Terms for organizers. Personal organizers' trips are not in the list.
Changes to this page
If we change what moves a trip up, we update this page first and tell organizers before the change applies.