About the Tourism Platform Dependence Index

Each analyzed market is defined by: a country, a city, an activity, one or more differentiating criteria.

For every market combination, the TPDI evaluates two structural dimensions:

Visibility structure: who occupies the most visible space online (local operators, remote resellers, booking platforms).

Booking structure: how transactions are finalized (direct infrastructure, hybrid models, platform or reseller infrastructure, contact-based booking, no detectable signal).

The TPDI score (0–100) reflects the proportion of visible offers that rely on platforms or remote resellers to complete bookings.

Higher scores indicate stronger structural reliance on intermediary infrastructures.

Scores evolve automatically as new market analyses are published.

Based on observed booking structures, the TPDI provides an estimated range of commission exposure per $1,000 of visible bookings.

This estimate is illustrative, not contractual.

The TPDI reflects the visible digital market at the time of analysis.

It does not measure: total market revenue, offline transactions, customer satisfaction, private contractual arrangements.

It measures structural routing patterns visible online.

The platform economy has reshaped local tourism markets.

In many destinations, visibility and booking control are increasingly mediated by intermediary infrastructures.

The TPDI provides a structured, comparable and evolving measurement of that dependence.

The TPDI operates as a research framework.

TPDI develops booking infrastructure for operators who choose to strengthen direct customer relationships.

The index measures structure. The platform provides tools.