BoardingNotes turns travel research into practical guides, packing lists and planning tools. This page explains how we choose sources, check details, use AI and handle information that changes.
Who creates our guides
BoardingNotes is independently run by Aziz, its founder and editor. Our guides are research-based and designed to help you make decisions before you book, pack and go.
First-hand experience is identified explicitly when included. A guide is not a claim that Aziz has visited every destination, stayed at every hotel or used every service mentioned. Suggested itineraries are starting points to adapt to your interests, timing and pace.
Where our information comes from
For details that affect a trip, our starting point is the organization responsible for them: transport operators, museums, attraction organizers, tourism authorities and official government services. We use these sources for opening arrangements, tickets, transport rules and seasonal calendars.
Hotel websites and booking platforms help us compare locations, facilities, availability and booking conditions. Prices depend on dates, room types and what is included; a quoted example is not a live offer. Supporting sources add context, and source links let you check the details behind a recommendation.
How we check and explain details
Our research focuses on the decisions a guide needs to support: where to base yourself, how a route fits together, what needs booking and which restrictions could change the plan. We check relevant details against their sources and keep date-specific exceptions with the advice they qualify.
When information conflicts, we look at the date, location and scope of each source, giving priority to the responsible provider. A general city calendar may not cover a particular museum’s holiday closure. If a detail remains uncertain, our approach is to explain the uncertainty or leave it out rather than present an assumption as confirmed.
How we use AI and images
AI tools support drafting, organization and editing. Editorial responsibility remains with Aziz. AI output alone is not evidence for a fare, opening time, entry rule or booking condition; those details need an appropriate source.
Our pages use photographs and illustrations, and AI may also assist with illustrations or image editing. An image does not establish that Aziz personally visited the place shown. Research-based recommendations should be judged by their sources and reasoning, not treated as personal reviews because a photograph appears beside them.
What updates and checking dates mean
Our review priorities are information that can affect a booking or visit, seasonal dates when preparing seasonal coverage, and details brought to our attention as outdated. Opening hours, prices, timetables, entry rules and availability can change between checks.
A page’s “Updated” date can reflect an edit to only part of the page; it does not mean every statement was checked again that day. Where a specific checking date is given, read it alongside the information it covers. Confirm important details with the linked official provider before paying and again before your visit.
How to report an error
If you find something outdated, unclear or incorrect, email hello@boardingnotes.com or use our Contact page. Include the article URL, the specific detail and, if available, a current official source.
That information helps us compare the report with the relevant source and determine whether a correction or clarification is needed. A confirmed correction belongs in the affected guide, where future readers can see it. Please include only the information needed to explain the issue.
Affiliate links and editorial independence
Some links may earn BoardingNotes a commission when you make a qualifying booking or purchase, at no extra cost to you. These partnerships help support our free content.
Our editorial priority is usefulness and relevance to the reader, rather than commission alone. A named hotel, activity or service is an option to evaluate against your own plans, not a promise that it suits everyone. Read our Affiliate Disclosure for more detail.
Editorial approach published: 4 November 2026.