Finally, a genuinely helpful travel guide built for travellers aged 60 and over

Before you book, check the MMI score.

The Mature Miles Index (MMI) scores destinations on the five pillars that research shows matter most to senior travellers: health and safety, getting around, cost, climate and things to do. Every score comes from publicly available sources. No opinions. No paid scores.

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Is it safe?

Can I get around easily?

Will my money go far?

Is there a hill to my hotel?

What we measure

Five pillars. One honest score out of 100.

Each pillar is weighted by how much it matters to a mature traveller. Safety counts most, because nothing else matters if you don’t feel safe.

PILLAR 01

Health & Safety

Nearest emergency hospital, the health system, official travel advice and safe tap water.

35%

PILLAR 02

Getting Around

Airport to town without a taxi, sights without a car, and routes without stairs or steep walks.

25%

PILLAR 03

Cost

What a comfortable day really costs: hotel, meals, transport and entry fees.

20%

PILLAR 04

Climate

How many months are comfortable: not too hot, too cold or too wet.

10%

PILLAR 05

Things to Do

The variety of experiences, including easy ones, and good day trips.

10%

How the 100 points are shared out.

The monthly Index · first published 1 January 2027

Destinations scored for senior travellers, updated every month.

Two ways onto the Index: destinations that applied and earned MMI certification, and our Stowaways, overlooked by the popular lists, spotted by us.

Every destination gets a scorecard like this one, showing exactly where it shines and where it struggles.

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Sample City80.1

Health & Safety29.75/35
Getting Around18.33/25
Cost16/20
Climate8/10
Things to Do8/10

Illustration only. Not a real destination or score.

Explore

100 world cities. Click one, for fun.

Food, landmarks, fun facts and the vital numbers, for every city on the world’s Top 100 list.

Map cities and ranks: Euromonitor International Top 100 City Destinations Index 2025. These are not MMI scores. Open the map full screen ↗

How we score

Four rules we never break.

Published data only

Every score comes from public sources anyone can check. None of our own opinions, no hearsay, no favourites.

One named source per fact

Each fact points to one source, such as official travel advice or published price surveys. You can check it.

Same rules for every place

Paris and a small island get measured with the same ruler. Where evidence is missing, we say so instead of guessing.

Every figure can be traced

Each figure links back to the page it came from, and a second checker confirms it before a score is published.

Openly AI-assisted, independently checked. We use AI tools to help gather evidence, and we say so. But every figure must come from its source, and every score is double-checked before it’s published.

See the full method

For tourism boards, cities and towns

Senior friendly? Don’t just say it. Show it.

Apply for an MMI assessment in about ten minutes. Score 75 or more and your certificate is included, along with your place on the Index. Apply by 15 December 2026 to be considered for the first monthly Index, published on 1 January 2027.

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Who’s behind it

A broadcaster’s question, asked of the whole world.

Mature Miles is the work of Allan Barnard, a veteran radio broadcaster based in Riebeek Kasteel, near Cape Town.

Radio teaches you to ask the question your listener is really thinking. For travel after 60 that question is simple: is this place right for me? The Mature Miles Index exists to answer it straight.

Read Allan’s story