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Security report for minorhotels.com

Minor Hotels · Hospitality · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Minor Hotels operates a professional and comprehensive hospitality website offering online hotel bookings across multiple global destinations and brands. The site targets travelers seeking luxury and diverse accommodations, including resorts, villas, and wellness services. The website demonstrates strong digital maturity with multi-language support, secure booking forms, and integration of major analytics and marketing pixels. However, the absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy and ownership transparency. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS and consent mechanisms, but lacks explicit privacy and terms of service documentation. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced transparency and compliance documentation.

Scanned

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

5 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
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  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
35
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
72

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 positions itself as a leading global hotel chain with multiple subsidiary brands such as Anantara, Avani, NH Collection, and others. The business model focuses on direct online bookings and loyalty programs to engage customers. The extensive list of properties worldwide indicates a large enterprise with a broad market reach. The website's multi-language and multi-currency support reflect a global customer base. The use of advanced marketing and analytics tools suggests a data-driven approach to customer acquisition and retention. The lack of visible direct contact information and WHOIS data may indicate centralized customer service or privacy considerations.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses secure booking forms, which is critical for protecting user data. It integrates cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements, though explicit privacy and security policies are not found in the provided content. Tracking technologies from TikTok, Facebook, and Google are extensively used, indicating extensive user tracking. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. Security headers are not explicitly identified and should be reviewed. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are absent, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts.
  3. Implement and document security headers such as Content Security Policy and HSTS.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS registration data to ensure domain legitimacy and transparency.
  5. Enhance cookie consent transparency and provide detailed data retention policies.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Minor Hotels
Description
Book hotels online through Minor Hotels official site, one of the leading global hotel chains, and explore diverse cultures while enjoying exceptional stays at top destinations around the world.
Key services
hotel bookings, resorts, villas, residences, spa, wellness
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.0, Litepicker, Select2, Tealium Tag Manager, Google Tag Manager, TikTok Pixel, Facebook Pixel
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • secure booking forms
  • GDPR consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), TikTok Analytics, Facebook Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
TikTok Pixel, Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Tealium Tag Manager
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and booking functionality.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for a .com domain.
  3. Strong use of tracking and analytics pixels from major platforms.
  4. Comprehensive multi-language support with hreflang tags.
  5. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages detected in provided content.
  6. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with user interaction options.
  7. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in visible content.
  8. Secure booking forms use POST and redirect to secure subdomain.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including jQuery 3.7.0, Litepicker for date selection, Select2 for enhanced dropdowns, and Tealium Tag Manager for marketing tags. Analytics and tracking pixels from TikTok, Facebook, and Google are integrated asynchronously to optimize performance. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. SEO is supported by canonical tags, hreflang for internationalization, and meta descriptions. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous script loading but could be improved by auditing third-party scripts. No CMS or hosting provider details are explicitly identified from the content.
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. 75/100Medium27 findingsView report
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