TECHNICAL SHEET

1) GENERIC CALCULATION FORMULA

MTI (ETF/ABS Magellan Travel Index) = f (QT, QL)
 • QT (Quantity) = f (MTP, NomadMania, TCC)
 • QL (Quality) = f (UNESCO, TENTATIVE, BORDERS, CAPITAL)

Where:

  • MTI = 50% QT + 50% QL
  • QT = (MTP + NomadMania + TCC) / 3
    • MTP (Most Traveled People): Percentage of MTP regions visited
    • NomadMania: Percentage of NomadMania regions visited
    • TCC (Travel Century Club): Percentage of TCC regions visited
  • QL = UNESCO * 25% + TENTATIVE * 10% + BORDERS * 10% + CAPITALS * 10%
    • UNESCO: Percentage of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS) visited
    • TENTATIVE: Percentage of sites from UNESCO’s Tentative List visited
    • CAPITAL: Percentage of country and territory capitals visited
    • BORDERS: Percentage of land or maritime borders crossed
    • (all the criterion have the same weight, with the exception of WHS, the most important criteria, used worldwide by most of the travelers and the only one that appears in both clubs, MTP and NomadMania)
2) CALCULATION METHOD FOR EACH CRITERION VALUE IN 2024

I – MTP (Most Traveled People)

  • For travelers registered on MTP: “number of MTP regions visited / 1500“
  • For travelers not registered on MTP but registered on NomadMania: “number of NomadMania regions visited / 1500”
    • Since MTP regions include NomadMania regions, this indicates the minimum number of MTP regions a traveler in these conditions has visited (in %).
  • Values were collected on 17/08/2024 (MTP) and 08/08/2024 (NomadMania)

II – NomadMania

  • For travelers registered in NomadMania: “number of NomadMania regions visited / 1301“
  • For travelers not registered on NomadMania but registered on MTP: “number of MTP regions visited – 199 / 1301”
    • Since MTP includes 199 more regions than NomadMania, “number of regions – 199” constitutes the minimum number of NomadMania regions a traveler in these conditions has visited (in %).
  • Values were collected on 08/08/2024 (NomadMania) and 17/08/2024 (MTP)

III – TCC (Travel Century Club)

  • “Number of TCC regions visited / 330”
    • The highest value from the traveler’s “TRAVEL CENTURY CLUB” list on MTP and NomadMania sites
    • Values were collected on 17/08/2024 (MTP) and 08/08/2024 (NomadMania)

IV – UNESCO

  • “Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS) visited / 1199”
    • The highest value from the traveler’s “UNESCO” list on MTP and NomadMania sites
    • Values were collected on 17/08/2024 (MTP) and 08/08/2024 (NomadMania)

V – Tentative List

  • “Number of UNESCO Tentative List sites visited / 1738”
    • Value from the NomadMania site’s “Tentative List” series
    • Values were collected on 08/08/2024

VI – Capitals

  • “Number of capitals of countries and territories visited / 201”
    • Value from the NomadMania site’s “Capitals of the World” series (includes the 193 UN countries and 8 territories)
    • Values were collected on 15/08/2024

VII – Borders

  • “Number of land and maritime borders of a country crossed according to NomadMania criteria / 637”
    • Value from the NomadMania site’s “Borders” series
    • Values were collected on 08/08/2024

VIII – Corrections

 • Some values deemed unreasonable were corrected for the MTI calculation

3) LIMITATIONS
  • The index includes only living travelers who are registered on NomadMania and/or MTP.
  • The index relies on information from the MTP and NomadMania websites and uses the values reflected on those sites, which may disadvantage travelers who have not filled in or updated some of the criterion in these clubs.
  • The index includes only qualitative criterion listed on the NomadMania and MTP sites, leaving out many other interesting factors that could be used to assess the quality of visits made.
  • The WHS has a greater weighting than the other qualitative criterion which, despite being justifiable, incorporates a subjective judgment.
  • The Capitals and Borders criterion includes territories and borders selected with a small degree of subjectivity, which also goes against one of the principles of the index.
  • The values for the various criterion of the index were not collected on the same date, which could lead to distortions.
  • For travelers who do not belong to both clubs, projections were made that may diminish the actual value of their index score.