By the Samos-Island.com editorial team ·
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Samos-Island.com is an independent Samos travel guide written by an editorial team, with no named authors. It is free to read, shows no display advertising and earns affiliate commission when you book through its GetYourGuide or Trip.com links, at no extra cost to you. It does not sell placement.
A travel guide that earns money from bookings has a built-in conflict of interest. This page states what Samos-Island.com does about that, in plain terms, and what it does not claim.
Everything here matches what the site already says on its about page, its affiliate disclosure and its privacy policy. If a practice is not listed here, do not assume it exists.
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Who is behind Samos-Island.com?
Samos-Island.com is an independent travel guide to Samos, published in English and German. Pages are signed by the editorial team of Samos-Island.com. The site does not publish named authors, personal biographies or professional qualifications, and it does not claim any.
The guide is written to answer the questions travellers actually ask. Each page gives its answer in the first few sentences, then the detail. Contact details are on the contact page.
How does the site research a page?
Pages are built from published sources, not from claimed first-hand visits. The team works from official and reference sources, partner data for tours and web checks of anything time-sensitive. Each page ends with a Sources list of external references, and shows a last verified date.
| Type of information | How it is handled | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Places and history | Reference sources such as Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, tourism boards and UNESCO listings | Pythagoreio and the Heraion, listed by UNESCO in 1992 |
| Tour ratings, review counts and prices | Read from the live GetYourGuide listing, not written from memory | The tours page |
| Seasonal information | Reviewed at least twice a year, with changes flagged | Best time to visit |
| Budget figures | Labelled as editorial estimates of typical prices, not live data | Is Greece expensive? |
| Visa, health and safety rules | Not restated as fact. The site points to official sources | Getting there |
How does the site choose which tours to list?
Samos-Island.com does not run tours. It links to tours sold on GetYourGuide. The tours page lists Samos tours rated 4.5 stars or above on GetYourGuide, using the partner listing's filter, and every listing is checked against live rating, review count and price.
Badges such as "Top pick" describe a tour's standing on GetYourGuide at the time of checking, not a paid position. Where a rating rests on few reviews, the page says so. Links go to the tour's own detail page, and you should confirm price and availability there before booking.
The site has no separate page that ranks Samos tours by a formula. It does not rank listings by commission rate.
How does Samos-Island.com make money?
The site is free to read and shows no display advertising. It is funded by affiliate commission. If you book through one of its links, it may earn a small commission, and you pay the same price. These links are marked as sponsored. The full statement is on the affiliate disclosure page.
| Partner | What the site links to | How the site may earn |
|---|---|---|
| GetYourGuide | Tours, activities and tickets | Links carry a partner ID. A commission may apply if you book, at no extra cost to you |
| Trip.com | Hotel search | Links are marked as sponsored. A commission may apply if you book. On the where to stay page they open the Trip.com hotel list for Samos, or for Pythagoreio on that zone's card |
| Igraal | Cashback sign-up | A free cashback programme. The site may receive a referral reward when you join |
The site does not accept payment for placement and does not take paid content.
How does the site handle facts and updates?
Prices, opening times, ferry timetables and entry rules change. The site therefore separates what it can verify from what it cannot.
It publishes a last verified date, lists sources at the bottom of each page and says when a figure is an estimate. It leaves out ratings, prices and rules it cannot verify. For visas, health cover and safety, it links you to official sources and asks you to confirm before you travel. See getting there for the entry-rules pointers.
How does the site handle images?
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons or public-domain licences. The photo credits page lists each image with its author, original file and licence. Photographers do not endorse the site.
How can you report a correction?
Use the contact page. The team generally replies within a few business days. Reports from travellers who have just been there are the most useful, for example a hotel that changed management or a tour that no longer runs.
Privacy questions go through the same page. The site may use cookie-less analytics (Umami) to see which pages are useful, and it does not sell personal data. See the privacy policy.
What does Samos-Island.com not do?
- It does not accept payment for placement, and it does not rank listings by commission rate.
- It does not invent ratings, review counts or prices.
- It does not claim staff have personally tested hotels, tours or routes unless a page says so.
- It does not publish named authors, qualifications or reader numbers.
- It does not carry display advertising.
- It does not replace official advice on visas, health or safety.
Limits of this model
Affiliate income depends on bookings, so you should treat any single guide, including this one, as one input. Compare it with the official and independent sources listed on each page.
Frequently asked questions
It publishes sources and a last verified date on each page, labels estimates and links official sources for visas, health and safety. It is also affiliate-funded, so compare it with other sources, as this page recommends.
An editorial team writes it. Pages are signed by the editorial team of Samos-Island.com. The site does not publish named authors or qualifications.
It lists Samos tours rated 4.5 stars or above on GetYourGuide and checks rating, review count and price on the live listing. It does not accept payment for placement.
No. You pay the same price, and the site may earn a small commission from the partner. Links to GetYourGuide and Trip.com are marked as sponsored.
The site does not claim first-hand testing. Pages rest on cited sources, partner data and web checks, and they say where a figure is an estimate.
Write via the contact page. The team generally replies within a few business days, and corrections from recent visitors are especially useful.
Sources and further reading
Related guides
- About Samos-Island.comWho the site is for and how it is funded
- Affiliate disclosurePartners, links and legal notice
- Best websites to plan a Samos tripA comparison that includes this site
- Tours and ticketsTours rated 4.5 stars or above
- Photo creditsAuthors and licences for every image
- ContactSend a question or a correction