Editorial guidelines

These guidelines describe what we publish and how. They protect the credibility that makes this platform worth reading.

What we publish

Articles connected in good faith to Gulf tourism, hospitality, food and beverage, entertainment, culture, destination development, or experience-led business. Source material can be rough, informal, and subjective — a later editorial pass sharpens the language. What matters is a genuine perspective from someone close to the subject.

Author approval

Nothing is published without the contributor's explicit approval. The byline belongs to the person whose insight the piece is built on, and they are responsible for its claims. Articles carry a note that they were developed with AI assistance and approved by the author.

Facts and claims

We do not invent quotes, people, projects, statistics, or firsthand experience. Uncertain observations are presented as the contributor's own, not as verified fact. Analysis and practical implication are welcome; fabricated evidence is not.

What we reject

Unrelated promotion or spam, and anything that should not be processed at all — doxxing, deliberate defamation, instructions for wrongdoing, explicit sexual material, hate, harassment, or graphic violence.

Corrections

Contributors can revise or retract their articles at any time from the contributor studio. Material corrections are made promptly once identified.