Editorial Policy

How our guides get written, and the lines we don't cross. Last updated October 2026.

How guides are written

Every Field Traveler guide starts with research, not opinions. We work from official sources — tourism boards, transport operators, museum and park authorities — and cross-check against real traveler reports from forums, trip reports, and review platforms. We synthesize what actual travelers consistently report into practical advice. When sources disagree or a fact can't be verified, we say so or leave it out.

No sponsored rankings

We don't take money for placement. No hotel, restaurant, tour operator, or destination can pay to be featured, ranked higher, or reviewed favorably. If we ever run clearly labeled sponsored content in the future, it will be unmistakable — but our core guides will never be for sale.

No fabricated experiences

We don't invent first-person travel memories. You'll never read "when I was in Marrakech" on this site unless the author was actually there. Our opinions — what's worth it, what's overrated — are judgments based on research, stated as judgments, not as memories.

Corrections

Travel information goes stale. When readers flag errors — a changed price, a closed attraction, a moved bus stop — we verify and fix. Significant corrections are noted; we don't silently rewrite history.

Updates

Guides are reviewed regularly and the "updated" date on each article reflects the last meaningful review. Seasonal guides get checked before each relevant season; practical details (prices, hours) are spot-checked continuously.

Who writes

Our contributors are listed on every article byline. We keep the team small on purpose — every writer is accountable for what carries their name.

How we handle uncertainty

Travel writing is full of things that are true today and false next month. Our rule: if we can't verify it, we don't state it as fact. You'll see phrases like "around," "roughly," and "check before you go" throughout our guides — that's deliberate honesty, not hedging. We'd rather be approximately right than precisely wrong.

What we don't cover (yet)

We write about places and topics we can research properly. We don't publish thin "guides" to destinations we haven't studied, we don't chase every trending keyword, and we don't pad articles to hit word counts. A short, accurate guide beats a long, vague one.

Reader relationship

We write for independent travelers who do their own research and make their own calls. We assume you're smart, skeptical, and capable of disagreeing with us. Our job is to give you better inputs for your decisions — not to make the decisions for you.