Every page in this notebook goes through five stages. Here they are as they really work, including the parts no person does yet.
Route
- Choosing the topic. Each language has its own topic plan, built from the questions travellers ask in English. An English page is written for English readers; it is not a translation of a French page.
- Collecting the facts. Before writing, we gather the facts we need in a register: the statement, its source, the date it was consulted and the date it is due for another check. Only approved facts can be cited.
- Drafting. The text is drafted with the help of an AI tool, from those facts only. Each figure, date or rule points to its source with a small number.
- Automated checks. Software stops a page if a number matches no approved fact, if a health topic lacks an official source, if a religious text appears, if misleading sales language is used, or if the page is too close to another one.
- Publication. A page that passes every check is published without a prior human read. Each week, the publisher reviews an automated report of what went live.
What has no person checked yet?
The facts in the register were gathered through desk research and still await confirmation by a named person. That is why our pages say “Sources consulted on …”, and never that a named person verified them.
Arabic pages do not yet have a dedicated native reviewer. No page will ever show a human review line unless that review has really taken place.
What exactly does the AI tool do?
It drafts from the facts it is given, and nothing else. It does not choose sources, it cannot add a figure that is missing from the register, and a second check confirms that every claim in the text maps to a supplied fact. Every page drafted this way says so in its byline.
How do we handle information that goes out of date?
Saudi travel rules and flight details change quickly. Each fact has a review date: once that date passes, the page shows an “information being updated” notice, and it drops out of search engines if the review is late.
And when we get something wrong?
We correct the page and change its update date. To report a mistake, use the contact page; to learn who we are, see the publisher page.