Editorial Policy
BaliGenie publishes travel guidance to help readers make decisions, not to fill pages around keywords. This policy explains how topics are chosen, how research is handled, what role software and AI-assisted tools may play, and how editorial work stays separate from future commercial relationships.
Editorial purpose
Every editorial page should have a specific reader question and a specific next step. A destination guide helps a traveller understand an area. A practical guide helps a traveller handle a real requirement. An itinerary turns geography and time into a workable route. Directory records represent individual real-world providers.
BaliGenie avoids creating multiple pages for the same search intent simply to increase page count. If two pages would compete to answer the same question, the preferred approach is to strengthen one canonical page and link supporting material to it.
Content should be useful even if a reader never buys, books or submits anything through the site.
Research standards
Research begins with the kind of claim being made. Rules, visas, levies, safety instructions, official closures and similar requirements should be checked against the authority responsible for them. Destination and planning guidance can also use reputable current travel and local sources, but those sources are used for facts and context rather than wording.
Writers and editors must not copy, closely paraphrase or rearrange sentences from another publication. Competitor research is used to understand what travellers ask, how other sites structure the decision, and where information is missing. The resulting BaliGenie copy must be independently written.
If a number materially improves a page, it should be named and contextualised. If it cannot be verified, the sentence should be written without it.
Sources
BaliGenie keeps research provenance separate from visitor-facing body links. Editorial pages do not include outbound source hyperlinks. Where an authority or standard needs to be identified, it can be named in plain text.
For practical Bali information, relevant primary sources can include Indonesian immigration authorities, the Bali Provincial Government, Bali Government Tourism Office, Love Bali, Bank Indonesia, customs, health authorities, weather and disaster agencies, and other bodies responsible for the subject.
For site policy and technical content, the source may be BaliGenie’s documented WordPress configuration, frozen implementation specification and publishing rules. Source names can be retained in internal metadata without storing outbound URLs in page content.
Reviews/updates
Different pages age at different speeds. A page explaining travel-style differences can remain useful longer than a page about an entry process or official fee. Review frequency should match the likelihood and consequence of change.
A review date means the content was checked at that time. It does not mean a government, provider, transport operator or attraction cannot change something the next day. Time-sensitive pages should make that limitation clear.
Updates should strengthen the existing canonical page where possible instead of creating a new article every time a detail changes.
Commercial separation
BaliGenie currently does not sell paid listing packages and does not use affiliate links inside editorial content. If the site introduces advertising, promoted listings, affiliate relationships, sponsorship or another commercial arrangement later, the commercial nature of that placement should be clear.
Payment should not purchase a favourable editorial conclusion. A provider may eventually pay for clearly identified visibility or platform features, but that should not control whether editorial guidance says a service is suitable for a traveller.
The current position is described in Affiliate Disclosure and For Businesses.
AI use if applicable
BaliGenie may use software and AI-assisted tools for research organisation, drafting support, language checks, duplication detection, link checks, structured-data preparation and technical publishing. Those tools are not treated as factual authorities and should not be used to invent first-hand experience.
AI-assisted output must meet the same standard as any other draft: original wording, no fabricated people or results, factual claims checked where necessary, no copied competitor language, and a clear page purpose.
Where a page requires personal experience, a professional opinion or an identity-based claim, BaliGenie should either use a qualified named contributor or write the page without pretending that experience exists.
Corrections
Readers and providers can report a factual error through Contact. A correction request should identify the page and explain what appears to be wrong. BaliGenie should review the underlying source or platform record before changing material information.
Minor spelling or formatting fixes do not need a public correction notice. A material change that could affect a traveller’s decision should be handled more carefully. The full process is set out in Corrections Policy.
