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Security report for minorhotels.com

Minor Hotels · Hospitality · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Minor Hotels operates as a leading global hospitality group offering a wide portfolio of hotel brands including Anantara, Avani, NH, and others. The website provides a comprehensive online booking platform with multilingual support and currency conversion features, targeting travelers worldwide. The technical infrastructure leverages modern JavaScript libraries, tag management, and video content to enhance user engagement. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and secure booking forms, though explicit security headers and detailed security policies are absent. Privacy compliance is partially implemented with cookie consent mechanisms but lacks a clearly accessible privacy policy. WHOIS data is unavailable, which slightly impacts trust but the website's professional presentation and branding support legitimacy. Overall, the site is well-designed, functional, and trustworthy for hospitality services.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
57
Security headers
55
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
75

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Minor Hotels holds a strong market position in the hospitality sector with multiple well-known brands under its umbrella. The business model focuses on direct online bookings and brand loyalty programs. The website targets a global audience of leisure and business travelers, offering diverse accommodation options from city hotels to luxury resorts and safari lodges. The presence of multiple language versions and currency options indicates a mature international strategy. Marketing efforts include extensive use of tracking pixels and tag management for customer insights and retargeting. The lack of explicit contact information and WHOIS transparency suggests areas for improvement in customer trust and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS and secure form submissions. Tracking and marketing scripts are used extensively, which requires careful privacy management. The absence of explicit security headers and published incident response or security policies indicates room for enhancement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. GDPR consent mechanisms are implemented, but the privacy policy is not clearly linked or found. Incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure information are missing, which could hinder timely security communication. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from formalized policies and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive and easily accessible privacy policy and terms of service pages.
  2. Implement and publish explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and designate an incident response contact.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Increase transparency on data retention policies and GDPR compliance details.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Minor Hotels
Description
Minor Hotels is a leading global hotel chain offering bookings for hotels, resorts, villas, residences, spa, and wellness experiences worldwide.
Key services
Hotel bookings, Resorts, Villas, Residences, Spa and wellness
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.0, Litepicker, Select2, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Tealium Tag Management, Vimeo video player
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure booking forms with POST method
  • Consent management for GDPR

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Tealium
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
TikTok Pixel, Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics (via GTM), Tealium
Marketing tools
Abtasty
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and booking functionality
  2. No WHOIS data available, possibly due to privacy or new registration
  3. Strong use of tracking and marketing pixels
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML content
  5. Consent mechanism for cookies is implemented
  6. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links detected in provided content
  7. Website uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries
  8. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including jQuery 3.7.0, Litepicker for date selection, Select2 for enhanced dropdowns, and multiple tag management and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, and Tealium. Video content is delivered via Vimeo. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and supports multiple languages and currencies. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. No CMS or hosting provider details were detected. The booking forms use secure POST methods and integrate with a secure subdomain. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in accessibility and security headers are recommended to reduce risks and improve compliance.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 72/100Medium28 findingsView report
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