# Rebuilding the Exploration Score > The Exploration Score now looks at four parts of how you travel, gives you a traveler type, and no longer drops when you go somewhere new. A new Destination Novelty card shows how often you do. - URL: - Published: 2026-10-01 - Author: Lisa Monteiro If you travel a lot, you might have watched your Exploration Score slide down over time. The [old score](https://lugara.me/log/product-brief-01) divided your new places and countries by your number of trips, so every trip made a high score harder to reach, even when you kept exploring. We rebuilt it. The new score looks at four parts of how you travel, and a trip somewhere you haven't been before never lowers it. You also get a traveler type that describes how you explore. Because the score works differently now, your number and type will change. ![Exploration Score card with a score of 8.2, the Globe Trotter type, and a bar for each dimension](https://lugara.me/_astro/exploration-score-02.BCXIzfkH_Z2wAg4j.webp) ## How your score works Your score combines four dimensions. Each one is rated from 0 to 10 and gets its own bar on your profile, so you can see what drives your score: - **Geographic Spread** (35%) is how many countries and continents you've visited. Your first countries count the most, and 30 countries on five continents get you to the top. - **Destination Novelty** (25%) is how often your trips take you somewhere you haven't been before. - **Climate Diversity** (20%) is how many latitude bands your trips reach, from the tropics to the Arctic. - **Travel Rhythm** (20%) is how many kinds of trips you take, from weekend getaways to stays of a month or more. When you visit a new place, every part of the score stays the same or goes up. Returning somewhere you've been lowers Destination Novelty a little, and [trips home](https://lugara.me/docs/trip-dates#record-your-time-at-home) count as returns too. ## Your traveler type Your strongest dimension decides your traveler type. Visit lots of countries and you're a Globe Trotter. Keep going somewhere new and you're a Trailblazer. Reach many latitudes and you're a Climate Chaser. Mix short and long trips and you're a Versatile Traveler. If all four dimensions are high and close together, you're a Renaissance Traveler. There are twelve types in all. The info button next to your score lists them and highlights yours. ## The new Destination Novelty card Below the score, a new card breaks Destination Novelty down into new destinations and return visits. If 30 of your 50 trips went somewhere new, it shows 60% new destinations and 40% return visits, with the trip counts next to each. ![Destination Novelty card showing 77% new destinations from 76 trips and 23% return visits from 23 trips](https://lugara.me/_astro/exploration-score-03.aUc4T0zl_Z12b3hg.webp) Your first visit to every city counts as new, so your new destinations match your Locations Visited, and the two trip counts add up to your Total Trips. The score and the card appear once you have six past or current trips. [See your Exploration Score on your profile](https://lugara.me/@profile). If a result looks off, tell us what you expected via [email](mailto:hello@lugara.me) or [on X](https://x.com/getlugara).