Editorial policy.
Temple Holidays is opinionated on purpose. The opinion is allowed to be sharp. The facts have to hold.
What we publish
We publish Themes and detailed Examples for short-term rental hosts: who the stay is for, what the room needs to prove, what to buy, what to skip, and how to operate the promise after the photos are taken.
The work sits between editorial guide, operator manual, and product research. It is not neutral in the bland sense. It has a thesis: generic listings are fragile, and specific stays can defend rate when the market gets crowded.
How we research
- We start with the guest use case, not the object. A hot tub is not a strategy. A recovery stay for trail runners might be.
- We look for public market data, operator reports, platform documentation, host case studies, and credible specialist sources.
- We separate data from interpretation. If the source says occupancy moved, we say that. If we infer why, we label it as our read.
- We prefer dated claims. Short-term rental rules, pricing, and platform tools move too quickly for timeless advice theater.
Citations
Claims that matter should carry a source in the article, Theme page, or Example page where they appear. If a claim affects money, safety, legal exposure, guest expectations, or buying decisions, it needs a citation or a clear note that it is editorial judgment.
We do not cite sources to decorate the page. We cite so a host can check the trail before spending money.
Commercial links
Some sourcing lists may include affiliate links. They are labeled in line and explained in the affiliate disclosure. A commission never buys placement. If a product is included, it has to make sense for the stay.
Corrections
If a factual mistake gets through, write to [email protected] with the page, the claim, and the source that contradicts it. We review factual corrections within twenty-four hours when the issue is material.
Corrections should be quiet and visible: update the page, preserve the date modified, and explain the change when the error affected the meaning of the piece.
What we will not do
- Paid placement disguised as editorial judgment.
- Affiliate roundups written because the commission is attractive.
- Guarantees that a theme will lift ADR, occupancy, or profit.
- Legal advice about local short-term rental rules. We can point to sources. Hosts still need local counsel when the stakes are real.
- AI-generated filler. Drafting help is allowed. Unchecked paste is not.
Authorship
Temple Holidays is edited by Antonin Cohen. Guest contributors, if added later, will receive named bylines, short bios, and the same citation and disclosure rules.