EDITORIAL POLICY
How GoToBanff decides what belongs in a guide.
THE STANDARD
A page should answer a real planning question, distinguish facts from judgment, and make important constraints easy to find. Length, keyword count, and the number of headings are not substitutes for usefulness.
SOURCING AND UPDATES
Volatile claims require visible support.
Source order
GoToBanff prefers Parks Canada, municipalities, transit agencies, resort operators, and other responsible primary sources. Secondary sources are used for context, not to overrule the authority responsible for a rule.
Changing details
Prices, schedules, reservation dates, road rules, and seasonal access are dated and linked near the claim. They are removed when they cannot be confirmed.
Judgment calls
Recommendations explain the deciding factors—time, transport, budget, ability, or season—so readers can disagree and still use the analysis.
Corrections
Material errors are corrected in the page itself. A changed schedule is not quietly presented as if it were always true.
CONTENT INTEGRITY
What the site will not do.
No fabricated fieldwork
GoToBanff does not invent visits, quotes, tests, conversations, or personal experience.
No scaled filler
Pages are not published merely to swap a month, neighbourhood, or keyword into the same generic template. Overlapping pages are combined when one stronger guide serves the reader better.
No bought ranking
Payment does not buy a higher recommendation. Commercial relationships do not change the criteria used to compare an option.
COMMERCIAL DISCLOSURE
How the site can eventually support itself.
GoToBanff may use advertising or affiliate links. If a reader buys through an affiliate link, the site may receive a commission without changing the reader's price. Pages with commercial links will label that relationship clearly. Listings, sponsorships, and complimentary access do not guarantee positive coverage.