For the reader
Editorial & Disclosure
A short statement of how we publish, who funds what, and how the reader is told. We keep this page brief on purpose — we would rather you read it.
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Editorial independence.
No advertiser, partner or host has a vote on what we publish, what we omit, or how we phrase it. The page is the editor’s.
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Sponsored sections are labelled.
Where a partnership funds a section, the label “In correspondence with —” sits clearly at the top, in the same typeface as the rest of the page.
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Gifted stays are disclosed.
When a stay is hosted by the house, it is named on the page. The fact does not change the writing. Where it would, we decline.
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Affiliate links, when used, are disclosed.
Affiliate arrangements are rare and always labelled. They never determine which house is portrayed, or how favourably.
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No hidden pay-to-play.
We do not accept paid placements, paid rankings, paid mentions, or paid corrections. There is no rate card for inclusion.
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Fact-checking.
Names, dates, prices, and quotations are verified before publication. Where a detail cannot be verified, we say so, or we hold the piece.
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Conflicts of interest.
When the editor has a personal connection to a subject — family, friendship, prior employment, ownership — the connection is named on the page, or the piece is assigned to another writer.
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Sources.
Where a source asks not to be named, the request is honoured if the information matters and can be corroborated. We do not invent sources, and we do not stitch together composites.
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Quietness as a discipline.
We publish less rather than more. Silence between writings is not absence — it is the work of choosing.
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Corrections.
Errors are corrected promptly, on the original page, with a short note explaining what changed. Write to [email protected] to request a correction.
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Reader privacy.
Inner Circle correspondence and Private Edition orders are kept private and are not sold or shared. The unsubscribe is one click and immediate.
Corrections & correspondence
Errors, omissions, or questions of any kind belong in the inbox. We read every letter.
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