Editorial Policy
All content published by Holiday Home Times is produced independently. No advertiser, sponsor, property developer, government body, migration authority, or financial institution exercises any influence over our country ratings, editorial commentary, programme assessments, or research findings. Our editorial team operates under a strict separation from our commercial function, and no commercial relationship — however significant — can alter, delay, or suppress a piece of research or editorial output.
When content is produced in partnership with a commercial entity — including advertorials, sponsored features, partner profiles, or branded research — it is always clearly identified with a prominent “Sponsored Content” or “Partner Content” label displayed before the reader encounters the body of the piece. Sponsored content is published in a distinct format from our editorial output and is never co-mingled with independent journalism within the same article or country profile. Sponsorship of any kind does not confer influence over the editorial assessments of the sponsoring entity or any related programme, jurisdiction, or product.
Our editorial team retains the unilateral right to decline, amend, or withdraw any commercial content that conflicts with our standards. The Editor-in-Chief holds final authority over all published material, including commercial content, and may reject any piece at any stage of production.
How We Research Countries
Our country research process is built on a primary-source-first methodology. Every country profile begins with a structured review of official government publications — immigration authority announcements, legislative gazettes, fiscal policy bulletins, property registration statutes, and bilateral investment treaty frameworks — which are cross-referenced against FATF compliance assessments, OECD tax transparency reports, and World Bank governance indicators.
Each jurisdiction is assigned to a regional researcher with direct, on-the-ground knowledge of that country's regulatory environment. We conduct structured interviews with licensed immigration attorneys, tax advisers, notaries, and property professionals who are registered and in good standing in the relevant jurisdiction. Where a programme is active and accepting applicants, we validate timelines, cost schedules, and process requirements against real applicant case data, subject to anonymisation and the consent of the individuals involved.
Country ratings are produced using a proprietary scoring framework that evaluates each jurisdiction across the following dimensions: visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel access (based on live passport index data); effective tax burden for non-domicile and new-resident individuals; quality, accessibility, and cost of healthcare infrastructure; political stability and rule-of-law indices; property ownership rights available to foreign nationals; cost of living; programme transparency and government responsiveness; and the historic stability of programme terms over time. The weighting applied to each dimension reflects input from our advisory board of international mobility professionals and is reviewed annually. No weighting is adjusted or suppressed due to commercial relationships.
Data is reviewed on a rolling quarterly cycle and is updated immediately whenever a material change to a programme's terms, costs, eligibility criteria, or status is announced by the relevant government authority. Historical data is archived with version timestamps, allowing readers to track how a programme's terms have evolved over time — an important resource in a field where governments frequently adjust, suspend, or close programmes with limited notice.
Commercial Disclosure
Holiday Home Times generates revenue through advertising, sponsored content partnerships, and membership subscriptions. We maintain a clear and enforced separation between our commercial and editorial operations. The following disclosure standards apply to all content published on this platform.
Sponsored Travel
Where a property developer, tourism board, government body, or commercial entity has arranged or funded travel undertaken in connection with a published feature, this is disclosed at the top of the relevant article before the editorial content begins.
Hospitality
Where meals, accommodation, event attendance, or other hospitality have been provided as part of a press engagement, investor briefing, or site visit, this is disclosed at the article level.
Complimentary Services
Where software, research tools, data subscriptions, professional services, or access to proprietary databases have been provided without charge for the purposes of review, testing, or feature production, this is disclosed in the relevant article.
Financial Arrangements
Where HHT has received fees, commissions, equity consideration, or any other financial arrangement from an entity that is the subject of editorial coverage, this is disclosed at the top of all relevant content involving that entity.
Affiliate Links
Some links within our content may generate a commission for HHT if a reader completes a qualifying action. Affiliate links are clearly identified and never influence the editorial recommendation in which they appear.
All disclosures are applied at the article or feature level and are retained permanently in the published record. Disclosures are not removed upon the conclusion of a commercial relationship.
Advisor & Staff Vetting Policy
All staff members, contributing researchers, editorial advisers, and freelance contributors are subject to comprehensive vetting and are required to sign binding confidentiality and conduct agreements before undertaking any work for Holiday Home Times. These agreements impose the following obligations:
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Staff and contributors are strictly prohibited from disclosing any member data, subscriber information, internal research methodology, unpublished editorial findings, programme intelligence, or proprietary assessment criteria to any third party — whether during their engagement or at any point thereafter.
Non-Solicitation Agreement
Staff and contributors may not solicit HHT members, subscribers, or commercial partners for any personal, competing, or third-party commercial purpose during their engagement with HHT or for a period of two years following the conclusion of their engagement.
Data Handling Restrictions
Staff and contributors are prohibited from removing, copying, transmitting, exporting, or retaining any HHT data outside of authorised company systems. This includes member records, subscriber lists, research databases, editorial assets, and unpublished data of any kind. Data may only be used for the specific purpose assigned by HHT within its authorised systems.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
All staff and contributors are required to proactively disclose any financial interest, advisory relationship, personal connection, or material association with any entity, programme, jurisdiction, or product they cover, research, or assess on behalf of HHT. Undisclosed conflicts are grounds for immediate termination of engagement and may result in the withdrawal of affected content.
Background Verification
Background verification is conducted for all senior staff and research contributors, including confirmation of professional qualifications, regulatory standing, and — where applicable — legal good standing in jurisdictions in which they are professionally active.
Data & Source Methodology
Holiday Home Times applies a tiered source hierarchy to all published data. Claims are verified against the highest applicable tier available, and the source tier is noted in the editorial record even where it does not appear in the published text.
Tier 1 — Primary Official Sources
Official government publications, immigration authority announcements, legislative gazettes, central bank bulletins, fiscal policy documents, and bilateral treaty texts. These sources are treated as authoritative. Where Tier 1 sources are publicly accessible, they are cited with direct links.
Tier 2 — Verified Professional Sources
Licensed immigration attorneys, tax advisers, notaries, and property professionals registered and in good standing in the relevant jurisdiction. Statements provided on background are corroborated against at least one additional independent source at the same tier or a Tier 1 source before publication.
Tier 3 — Index & Institutional Data
Published indices and institutional datasets including the Henley Passport Index, OECD tax transparency data, World Bank governance indicators, IMF economic projections, Numbeo cost-of-living data, and FATF mutual evaluation reports. These are used as supplementary and comparative indicators and are attributed explicitly in the text.
Tier 4 — Applicant & Community Data
Anonymised data drawn from applicant case studies, member-submitted programme experiences, and monitored practitioner forums. This data is used to calibrate programme timelines and assess service-quality claims from official sources. It is treated as directional and contextual rather than definitive, and is always presented alongside higher-tier sources.
Where sources at the same or different tiers conflict, the most recent primary official source prevails. Material discrepancies between Tier 1 and Tier 2 or 3 sources are noted in the published text. HHT does not publish a factual claim that cannot be independently verified from at least two sources within the same tier, or from a single source in a higher tier.
Quantitative data — including investment thresholds, processing timelines, and fee schedules — is presented as of the stated review date and is subject to change without notice by the relevant government authority. Readers are advised to verify current figures with a licensed adviser prior to making any investment, relocation, or application decision.
Corrections Policy
Holiday Home Times is committed to accuracy in all its published output. When errors occur, we correct them promptly, transparently, and without concealment of the original text.
Factual Errors
Errors that are material to the substance of an article, country profile, or data point are corrected within 24 hours of confirmation. A correction notice is appended to the relevant article stating the original text, the corrected text, and the date of correction. Correction notices are permanent and are not removed following the correction.
Errors of Context or Framing
Where the facts reported were accurate but the surrounding context was materially misleading, an Editor's Note is appended to the article clarifying the issue. The original passage is not deleted; the note is presented alongside it.
Outdated Programme Data
Country profiles and programme listings are labelled with the date of last review. Programme conditions in this field change frequently — investment thresholds, processing timelines, and eligibility criteria are subject to change by governments at any time. The absence of a correction notice should not be interpreted as confirmation that data is current. Readers are encouraged to verify live programme terms with a licensed adviser before acting on any information published on this platform.
Submitting a Correction Request
Readers who identify a factual error in any HHT publication are encouraged to contact us at research@holidayhometimes.com with the subject line “Correction Request.” All submissions are reviewed by a senior editor within three business days. Where a correction is warranted, HHT will notify the person who raised the issue upon publication of the correction.
Privacy Promise for HNW Readers
Holiday Home Times recognises that its members and subscribers share information of an exceptionally sensitive nature. Our platform is used by individuals who are actively planning international relocations, managing complex cross-border tax positions, structuring foreign investment, acquiring property in multiple jurisdictions, or navigating citizenship and residency applications — often with significant personal, financial, and family implications. We understand the trust this requires and treat every piece of personal information submitted to us as strictly confidential.
We Do Not Share Personal Data with Governments
Member information — including name, email address, country of interest, residency intention, investment profile, citizenship status, family circumstances, or any other personal data submitted through any HHT platform — is never shared with, sold to, disclosed to, or made accessible to any government authority, tax authority, immigration body, border agency, or law enforcement agency, in any jurisdiction, for any purpose whatsoever. This commitment applies equally to voluntary disclosure, paid data-sharing arrangements, and informal government enquiries. HHT will not comply with government requests for member data unless compelled by a binding legal order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, and in such circumstances will notify affected members to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law prior to any disclosure.
We Do Not Sell Personal Data
Member and subscriber data is never sold, licensed, rented, or otherwise transferred to commercial third parties for marketing, behavioural profiling, lead generation, or any other commercial purpose. Our commercial relationships are limited to advertising inventory and sponsored content; no member data is transferred or made accessible as part of any commercial arrangement.
Data Minimisation
We collect only the personal data that is necessary to provide the services a member has requested. We do not build detailed personal profiles beyond what is required to personalise a member's experience on the platform, and we do not infer sensitive attributes — such as financial circumstances, tax position, or immigration intentions — from member behaviour for any purpose other than improving the relevance of content presented to that member.
Security
All member data is stored in encrypted form using industry-standard encryption at rest and in transit. Access to member data is restricted to authorised HHT personnel on a strict need-to-know basis and is governed by the staff vetting and data handling obligations described in this Trust Centre. Access logs are maintained and audited.
Retention & Deletion
Personal data is retained only for as long as a member maintains an active account or as required by applicable law. Members may request the deletion of their personal data at any time by writing to membership@holidayhometimes.com. Deletion requests are processed within 30 days. Anonymised aggregate data derived from member interactions may be retained for internal research purposes.
For full details of how we collect, use, and protect personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy. For questions about this Privacy Promise, contact membership@holidayhometimes.com.