Official sources first
Visa and transit rules come from government and airline sources, transport times and fares from the operators, and opening hours from the places themselves. Every page lists those sources at the bottom, with the date we last checked them.
Dated, and re-checked
Each page shows the date it was last updated. We change that date only when the content changes, never just to make a page look fresh. Once a page's facts have been re-checked against its sources, it shows that date too, as "Facts checked".
How we use AI
We use AI tools to help gather sources and draft pages. Nothing goes up until we have checked each rule, time and price against the official source listed on the page.
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