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Editorial Standards
How Namibia Plus researches planning guides, handles changing facts, and keeps future commercial links separate from travel advice.
Trust is the product
Namibia Plus should be useful before it earns anything
The site is being built as an independent Namibia planning resource first. That means readers should be able to use the guides to make better route, timing, safety, and booking decisions even when no affiliate links are present.
When commercial links are added later, they should support the guide rather than replace the guide. The comparison criteria, official-source checks, and reader warnings should remain visible.
Editorial rules
Official sources first
Entry rules, travel advisories, health notes, and legal-sensitive guidance should link to official sources wherever possible and include a visible checked date when the advice may change.
Planning advice before purchase advice
The site should help readers understand routes, risks, seasonality, costs, and booking trade-offs before recommending any provider or partner.
Commercial links stay marked
Affiliate or referral links should be clearly disclosed before the user clicks them. Commercial relationships should not rewrite official-source safety, health, or entry guidance.
Corrections are part of the product
Pages with changing facts should be reviewed on a schedule. If a material error is found, the content should be corrected and the checked date should move forward.
Update cadence
| Content type | Review rule |
|---|---|
| Visa, advisory, health, insurance | Check before publishing and revisit at least quarterly or when official guidance changes. |
| Costs, vehicle, lodge, and route logistics | Review before each major travel season and when supplier or fuel assumptions change. |
| Evergreen destination background | Review annually, then sooner when reader feedback or new official sources indicate a change. |
| Affiliate partner pages | Review before adding links and remove partners when criteria, support, or disclosure quality no longer holds. |
Reader verification checklist
- Verify entry requirements with official government or immigration sources before booking non-refundable travel.
- Confirm health, vaccination, malaria, and medication questions with a qualified clinician.
- Read rental, lodge, safari, and insurance contract terms directly before paying deposits.
- Use recent third-party reviews to check whether service quality still matches the guide.
See the commercial policy too
The affiliate disclosure explains how future paid links should be marked and separated from editorial judgment.
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