Our position on AI-assisted publishing

AI can be a useful production tool, but it is not an author, eyewitness, source or substitute for editorial judgment. The Travels Tip permits AI-assisted use only when a human contributor remains responsible for the accuracy, originality, rights and final meaning of the work.

Permitted uses

Depending on the assignment, AI-assisted tools may help organise notes, suggest structure, summarise material that the writer is already authorized to use, improve grammar, generate production checklists, assist with metadata drafts or support other limited workflow tasks.

What AI must not fabricate

AI must not be used to invent visits, hotel stays, meals, interviews, quotations, sources, statistics, credentials, photographs, product tests or personal experiences. A contributor may not present AI-generated experience as first-hand experience.

Verification remains human

Every factual claim that matters to the reader must be checked by a responsible human editor or writer using appropriate evidence. Links returned by an AI system are not automatically trusted. The underlying source must be opened and reviewed.

Original value is required

Publishing large volumes of lightly edited automated text is inconsistent with our editorial purpose. A page should exist because it helps our intended audience, not because an automated system can produce it at scale.

Images and synthetic media

Generated or heavily altered imagery must not mislead readers into believing a fictional scene, person, hotel, attraction or event is documentary evidence. When synthetic imagery is used for an illustrative purpose, the editorial team should apply an appropriate disclosure where a reasonable reader could otherwise be confused.

Disclosure

When AI materially contributes to a process in a way that readers would reasonably want to know, the editor should use the available disclosure fields or an article note. Routine spelling or formatting assistance does not normally require a public disclosure.

Responsibility for final publication

The named author and approving editor remain accountable for the published work. “The AI said so” is not a valid source, correction defence or reason to publish an unsupported claim.

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