diff --git a/backend/models/getTags.js b/backend/models/getTags.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dda86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/models/getTags.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+exports.getUniqueTags = async (dbConn) => {
+  let tags = await dbConn.query(
+    `SELECT DISTINCT name FROM region_feedback;`
+  );
+  return tags;
+};
+
+exports.allTagsWithValues = async (dbConn) => {
+  let tags = await dbConn.query(
+    `SELECT * FROM region_feedback;`
+  );
+  return tags;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/routes/search.js b/backend/routes/search.js
index 2045db8..d8c3aa4 100644
--- a/backend/routes/search.js
+++ b/backend/routes/search.js
@@ -4,16 +4,29 @@ const getSearchPresets = require("../models/getSearchPresets.js");
 const base64 = require("../util/base64.js")
 const sas = require("../util/scoreAndSearch.js");
 const oldToNewQuerySyntax = require("../util/oldToNewQuerySyntax.js")
-const getRegions = require('../models/getRegions.js')
+const getRegions = require('../models/getRegions.js');
+const { allTagsWithValues, getUniqueTags } = require("../models/getTags.js");
+const { getClimateMinMax } = require("../util/getClimateMinMax.js");
 
 
 module.exports = dbConn => {
   router.get("/api/v1/search", searchHandler(dbConn));
   router.get("/api/v1/search/presets", presetHandler(dbConn));
+  router.get("/api/v1/search/tags", tagsHandler(dbConn));
 
   return router;
 };
 
+function tagsHandler(dbConn) {
+  return function (req, res) {
+    getUniqueTags(dbConn).then(tags => {
+      res.json(tags.map(tag => tag.name))
+    }).catch(error => {
+      // TODO error handling
+    })
+  }
+}
+
 function presetHandler(dbConn) {
   return function (req, res) {
     getSearchPresets(dbConn).then(presets => {
@@ -46,18 +59,20 @@ function searchHandler(dbConn) {
     // CHOOSE PARAMS WHICH SHALL BE PASSED TO SCORE AND SEARCH
     let scoreQueryObj = prepareQueries(q)
 
-    let data = await getRegions(dbConn)
+    let [regions, tags, boundaryClimate] = await Promise.all([getRegions(dbConn), allTagsWithValues(dbConn), getClimateMinMax(dbConn)])
+    let data = {
+      regions: regions,
+      tags: tags,
+      boundaryClimate: boundaryClimate
+    }
 
     // FILTER if query contains filterString
     if (q.textfilter) {
-      data = filterByString(data, q.textfilter, q.fulltext)
+      data.regions = filterByString(data.regions, q.textfilter, q.fulltext)
     }
 
     scoreAndSearch(data, q.from, q.to, scoreQueryObj).then(searchResults => {
 
-      //response.data = searchResults
-      const cutScores = !(_.isEmpty(scoreQueryObj.climate) && _.isEmpty(scoreQueryObj.costs) && _.isEmpty(scoreQueryObj.others))
-
       // only dev:
       if (process.env.SHOW_MATCH_VALUE === '1') searchResults.forEach(reg => reg.name = `${reg.name} (${_.round(reg.score * 10, 1)}% match)`)
 
diff --git a/backend/util/scoreAndSearch.js b/backend/util/scoreAndSearch.js
index 6657941..2bc3399 100644
--- a/backend/util/scoreAndSearch.js
+++ b/backend/util/scoreAndSearch.js
@@ -23,22 +23,21 @@ const SETTINGS = {
 }
 
 module.exports = function (dbConn) {
-  return async function (regions, from, to, q) {
+  return async function (data, from, to, q) {
     console.log('search')
     if ((_.isNil(to) || _.isNil(from)) && !(_.isEmpty(q.climate) || _.isEmpty(q.costs) || _.isEmpty(q.others))) {
       throw new Error('invalid query')
     }
+    if (_.isNil(data) || _.isEmpty(data.regions) || _.isEmpty(data.tags) || _.isEmpty(data.boundaryClimate)) {
+      throw new Error('database error')
+    }
+    let regionsArr = data.regions
     // PREPARE SEARCH
     // validate dates
     const dates = validateDates(from, to)
     // for calculating average if traveldates are in more than one month
     const travelPeriods = travelPeriodsFromDates(dates)
     
-    
-    // FETCH DATA FROM DB
-    const boundaryClimate = await getClimateMinMax.getClimateMinMax(dbConn)
-    // let regions = await getRegions(dbConn)
-    regions.forEach(reg => reg.scores = [])
     const boundaryStatic = {
       max: {
         accommodation_costs: 500,
@@ -63,21 +62,12 @@ module.exports = function (dbConn) {
       }
     }
     
-    // little tweak to show score object without request DEPRECATED
-    if (SHOW_ALL_SCOREOBJECTS) {
-      if (!q.climate.temperature_mean_max) q.climate.temperature_mean_max = [null, null]
-      if (!q.climate.precipitation) q.climate.precipitation = [null, null]
-      if (!q.climate.rain_days) q.climate.rain_days = [null, null]
-      if (!q.climate.sun_hours) q.climate.sun_hours = [null, null]
-      if (!q.climate.accommodation_costs) q.climate.accommodation_costs = [null, null]
-    }
-
     // CALCULATE PROPERTIES FOR EACH REGION
-    regions.forEach(reg => {
-
+    regionsArr.forEach(reg => {
+      reg.scores = []
       // CALCULATE SCORES FOR CLIMATE PROPS
       Object.entries(q.climate).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-        let finalScoreObj = calculateScoreForPeriod(key, travelPeriods, reg, value[0], value[1], boundaryClimate)
+        let finalScoreObj = calculateScoreForPeriod(key, travelPeriods, reg, value[0], value[1], data.boundaryClimate)
         reg.scores.push(finalScoreObj)
       });
       
@@ -116,7 +106,7 @@ module.exports = function (dbConn) {
       reg.score = calculateAverage(reg.scores) 
       // reg.score = _.sum(scoreSubGroups) / scoreSubGroups.length
     })
-    return _.orderBy(regions, ({ score }) => score || 0, 'desc') //.filter(el => !_.isNaN(el.score))
+    return _.orderBy(regionsArr, ({ score }) => score || 0, 'desc') //.filter(el => !_.isNaN(el.score))
   }
 
   function sumForRangeAvg(from, to, avg) {