Editorial Policy & Standards
The research principles, evidence-first standards, and safeguards guiding our destination coverage.
Our Editorial Commitment
Enjoy St Kitts was founded to provide travelers with practical, reliable, and evidence-grounded destination information. This policy outlines the standards and research practices our editorial team strives to follow across all published destination guides.
1. Evidence-First Research
We aim to ground every objective claim regarding geography, history, public transport tariffs, opening hours, and amenities in reputable, verified sources:
- Government & Statutory Records: Official taxi rate tariffs published by the St. Christopher and Nevis Ministry of Tourism, gazetted regulations, and National Parks commission documents.
- Historical Documentation: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society archives, UNESCO World Heritage documentation, and recognized Caribbean academic histories.
- Operator & Port Authorities: St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) marine schedules, port regulations, and verified tour operator policies.
2. Verification Workflow & Status
We maintain a structured internal verification workflow. Guides and content entries carry distinct verification statuses:
Default status for new or updated articles undergoing ongoing editorial fact-checking against primary sources.
Designation applied only after individual claims and sources have undergone rigorous primary-source verification.
We do not present unverified drafts as fully verified facts. Articles transparently display their editorial byline and publication or review dates.
3. Negative Knowledge Safeguards
To protect readers from misinformation, our writers and editors adhere to strict "negative knowledge" boundaries:
- No Invented Pricing: We never fabricate excursion prices, admission fees, or taxi rates. Where official tariffs exist, we quote them as official guidelines; otherwise, we direct readers to check current provider listings.
- No Fabricated Ratings or Scores: We do not publish invented review scores, traveler counts, or star ratings (e.g., "rated 4.9/5 by 1,000 travelers") unless verified directly against primary data.
- No Unverifiable Guarantees: We never promise guaranteed availability, instant confirmation, or specific departure times that are subject to seasonal or maritime variation.
4. Volatile Facts & Live-Check Directives
Island travel details are dynamic. Ferry timetables between St. Kitts and Nevis vary based on vessel maintenance and sea swell; excursion departures change with cruise ship docking schedules; and restaurant hours fluctuate between high and low seasons.
Where information is subject to change, our editorial copy explicitly instructs readers to perform live checks on partner listings or official channels before traveling.
5. Commercial Metadata Isolation
We strictly maintain a separation between editorial content and commercial catalog listings. Third-party partner copy (titles, badges, promotional summaries) is identified as commercial presentation metadata from providers, not as Enjoy St Kitts factual assertions.
For full details on our commercial relationships, visit our Affiliate Disclosure.