Editorial Standards & Data Verification Policy
Trust is the foundation of travel planning. Here is how we verify numbers, handle policy changes, and keep travel guides fresh.
1. The Accuracy Rule: Never Fabricate Travel Data
We strictly forbid inventing prices, transport timetables, visa requirements, or airline luggage allowances. Every numerical figure displayed across our calculators and destination guides must trace to:
- An official governmental or border control resource (e.g. EU Schengen portal, national consulates).
- An official public transport operator tariff (e.g. Deutsche Bahn, České Dráhy, ÖBB, Renfe, CP).
- An audited on-ground receipt or booking confirmation verified by our editorial desk.
2. Dynamic Expiration & Review Intervals
Different travel data changes at different speeds. Our internal Data Health engine surfaces records for mandatory re-verification based on strict schedule intervals:
- Transport Fares & Route Options: Audited every 90 days.
- City Daily Budgets: Audited seasonally (every 120 days) to track summer/shoulder price variances.
- Airline Baggage Dimensions: Re-verified every 180 days against carrier conditions of carriage.
- Visa & Entry Regulations: Monitored continuously; immediate audit triggered upon regulatory announcements.
3. Public Verification Badges
Whenever you view a budget guide, route comparison, or calculator result on Euro Travel Hacks, look for the Prices verified: [Date] badge. We never deceptively bump publication dates merely because a typo was edited; the data verified timestamp represents when the underlying numbers were checked.