Most of what we measure is cookieless, and nothing is stored on your device until you say yes. Our own analytics counts pages without identifying anyone; the one tool that does need a cookie asks first, and works fine if you refuse.
Strictly necessary cookies may be set by our hosting provider for security and to serve the site. These carry no personal data and cannot be switched off, and under the ePrivacy rules they do not require consent.
Umami is our main analytics. It is cookieless and stores nothing on your device: it tells us which guides get read and where people stop reading, which is how we decide what to research next. It cannot identify you or follow you to another site, so it needs no consent and it runs whatever you choose below.
Google Analytics is the exception, and the reason you may have seen a banner. It stores an identifier on your device and sends data to Google, so it stays switched off until you accept — and if you decline, it is never loaded. You can change your mind at any time using the "Cookie settings" link at the foot of any page.
Your answer itself is remembered in your browser's local storage rather than in a cookie. That is the only way we can honour a "no" on the next page you open, and it is the one thing we store without asking.
Partner cookies are a different matter, and they are the ones worth understanding. When you click a booking link you leave this site for the partner. At that point they set their own cookie so that a booking can be credited to us. Attribution windows vary by partner and typically run from 24 hours up to 30 days. Those cookies belong to the partner, are governed by their policy, and are only ever set after you choose to click.
You can block or clear all of these in your browser settings. Blocking partner cookies will not break the site or change what you pay — it just means we lose the credit for anything you book through us.
Last updated: August 2026