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eftours.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 2 November 202645 issues · 103 checks
This review found 45 issues worth fixing on eftours.com, 17 of them high impact, across 103 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
61DClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 3.1 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 161 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 161 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 161 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 161 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 167 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 172 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 188 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 204 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 202 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 196 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 188 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 187 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 188 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 195 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 196 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 196 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 196 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 196 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 195 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 192 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
2.9 s · 1.1 MBAbout 1.1 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.9 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.6 s6 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.6 s.
Mobile performance score: 27
27/100Your mobile performance score is 27. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 4.2 s
A phone's processor spends 4.2 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.7 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Facebook and Hotjar and others), adding 1.8 MB and 1.2 s of main-thread time.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
900 ms · 460 KiB27 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (460 KiB).
Google Tag Manager adds 664 ms
664 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 664 ms of main-thread work and 1.0 MB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Reduce unused CSS
310 ms · 81 KiBAbout 81 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 310 ms faster on a phone.
18 long tasks on the main thread
18 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 291 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
1,574 HTML elements
The page has 1,574 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 56 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 56 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Duplicated JavaScript
8 KiB8 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
1 checks passed
Server response: 90 ms
90 msYour server sent the HTML in 90 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Real-user CLS: 0.37
0.37For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.37 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Largest Contentful Paint: 14.6 s
14.6 sYour largest element takes 14.6 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “students walking with group leader in front of scenic build…”.
Time to Interactive: 26.8 s
26.8 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 26.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 10.2 s
10.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 10.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 941 ms
941 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 941 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.314
0.314The layout shifts by 0.314 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
Real-user LCP: 3.0 s
3.0 sReal visitors wait 3.0 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 284 ms
284 msReal visitors wait 284 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 20% slower for real visitors
+20%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 161 ms to 192 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 20% slower for real visitors
+20%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.6 s to 3.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user FCP: 2.3 s
2.3 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.7 s
1.7 sReal visitors wait 1.7 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 2.1 s
2.1 sThe first text or image appears after 2.1 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.2 MB in 177 requests
4.2 MBYour homepage downloads 4.2 MB in 177 requests on a phone: scripts 3.1 MB (84), images 673 KiB (27) and stylesheets 123 KiB (8). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.2 g of CO₂ per visit
1.18 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.18 g of CO₂e: 141.8 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
1 button without a name
1 button has no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.
1 text element with low contrast
1 text element doesn't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Elements with role="dialog" or role="alertdialog" do not have accessible names.
Elements with role="dialog" or role="alertdialog" do not have accessible names. (1 element).
1 form field without a label
1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 18 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
46 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 50 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 46 passed and 4 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
1 link with vague text
1 link use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind it.
93 internal links, 33 external
The homepage links to 93 pages on eftours.com and 33 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 139 characters
Your meta description is 139 characters: “EF Educational Tours offers student tours at the lowest prices guaranteed. Learn why teachers and parents choose EF for…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Travel is essential for education”.
Title: 62 characters
Your title is a healthy 62 characters: “EF Student Travel Programs - EF Educational Tours for Students”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.eftours.com/.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.eftours.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
Opted out of AI training for 4 crawlers
robots.txt blocks ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended and CCBot, which collect pages to train models. That's a legitimate choice and doesn't by itself stop the site appearing in AI answers, which the crawlers above handle.
3 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (681 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (30 KiB, 0 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
1 page without a meta description
/help-center has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
1 link to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example /help-center, whose canonical is /settings-items/help-center/default. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.
7 pages without an H1
/educational/tours/europe/spain-tours, /educational/tours/europe/italy-tours, /educational/tours/europe/france-tours, /educational/tours/europe/greece-tours, /educational/tours/europe/switzerland-tours and /educational/tours/europe/england-tours and 1 other have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 71 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
4 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 broken image
1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=13007618&tm=gtm002&Ver=2&mid=691156cb-f5ba-40be-a462-0b1f71cbc773&bo=1&sid=ef28e950d65311f1b84a3bf9fa3c9378&vid=ef291500d65311f1844e21325f7a8b1d&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi=91.
Deprecated browser APIs
The page uses 1 deprecated browser API that will stop working in future browsers (“Attribution Reporting is deprecated and will be removed. See https://goo.gle/ps-status for details.”).
1 third-party cookie
1 third-party cookie is set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
3 JavaScript errors while loading
3 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
9 of 9 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
No Content-Security-Policy
No Content-Security-Policy header, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
No clickjacking protection
Neither X-Frame-Options nor a CSP frame-ancestors policy is set, so any site can embed yours in a frame.
No X-Content-Type-Options
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff is missing, so browsers may guess file types.
No Referrer-Policy
No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
6 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (eftours.com).
Valid certificate (42 days left)
The certificate from Google Trust Services · WE1 verifies for eftours.com and is valid for another 42 days.
HSTS enabled
Strict-Transport-Security is set, so browsers always use https.
http:// redirects to https
http://eftours.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2
The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 59 links work
All 59 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 19 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
eftours.com has no CAA record, so any certificate authority may issue a certificate for it. A CAA record naming your provider (for example letsencrypt.org) closes that door.
DNSSEC is off
eftours.com's DNS answers are not signed. DNSSEC stops attackers forging them to send visitors or email elsewhere; most registrars switch it on in a click, though most sites still run without it.
2 checks passed
Domain is 29 years old
29 yearseftours.com was registered in Dec 1996 through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Registered until Dec 2027
eftours.com is registered until Dec 2027.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 415 words of copy
The homepage carries about 415 words of visible text.
3 checks passed
7 calls to action
The homepage has 7 calls to action, for example “Pricing & inclusions”, “Request a free brochure” and “Contact us”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Email authentication
Email authentication score: 100/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
3 checks passed
DMARC policy: reject
DMARC tells receivers to reject mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.
SPF with a strict ending (-all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 a mx a:ef.com include:relay.mailchannels.net include:amazonses.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
9 trackers load before any consent
9Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and Meta Pixel and 4 mores (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
30 cookies set on arrival
30Opening the homepage sets 30 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
42 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 42 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- Framework
- Next.js
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Vercel
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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