How We Research and Recommend
The shortest version: AI researches and writes the guides, we say so, we disclose affiliates, we correct mistakes we are told about, and we never take undisclosed sponsorships.
How destinations get researched
Guides on Traveloonie are researched and written by AI from published sources. They are not first-hand accounts: we haven't been to most of the places we cover, and no one here has verified each guide on the ground. For visa rules, currency, transit and safety advice, always check the official source before you travel (state.gov, gov.uk, smartraveller.gov.au, the relevant embassy page), because rules change and a guide can be out of date.
Practical numbers (typical accommodation, meal and transit costs) are estimates drawn from published sources and general knowledge. They are not receipts from our own trips. Treat them as a rough range and check live prices before you book.
How we update content
Every guide carries a published date and, where applicable, an updated date. Use those dates to judge how current a page may be: currency, visa rules and transit change. If you find anything stale, please tell us — see the corrections section below.
Affiliate disclosure
Heads up! Some links on this page are affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us keep Traveloonie running and free for everyone.
We only link to services we'd recommend without an affiliate relationship. We never accept paid placements that are not clearly labelled. We do not run sponsored posts disguised as editorial. If a piece is sponsored, the entire page will carry an unambiguous "Sponsored content" label at the top — and at the time of writing, no such pages exist on the site.
Use of AI in our workflow
Traveloonie's guides are researched and written with AI tools, directed by the site's owner. Posts are not individually fact-checked by a person before they are published, and they are not personal accounts of a trip. AI can be wrong, so treat a guide as a starting point and confirm anything that matters (costs, opening hours, visa rules, safety) with an official source.
Corrections
If you spot a factual error, an out-of-date price, a closed-down restaurant, or a visa-rule change we missed, email hello@traveloonie.com with the URL and the correction. We acknowledge within 48 hours. Substantive corrections are published with a dated note at the bottom of the affected page.
What we don't cover
- Destinations where the State Department / FCDO advises against travel for non-essential reasons.
- Luxury travel above ~US $400/day — not because it's bad, but because it isn't what our audience reads us for.
- Real-time price aggregation. We point at the right tools (Skyscanner, Google Flights, Booking.com, ITA Matrix) and let those handle live fares.
Independence and ownership
Traveloonie is independently owned. No publisher, agency, hotel chain, or destination tourism board owns equity in or editorial control over the site. We don't accept FAM trips (familiarisation trips funded by tourism boards) in exchange for guaranteed positive coverage; if we ever do accept a press trip, the resulting coverage will be labelled as such.
Security disclosures
For security issues, please use our responsible-disclosure page instead of the editorial address.