Data updates
Last entry · why this page exists
Every material change to a Voygoing page — a corrected fact, a re-checked source, a ranking-logic tweak, a new guide going live — gets a line below. Newest first. If a guide's "last updated" date moved, the reason should be findable here. This page exists so that "we keep things current" is a claim you can audit, not just a promise on the methodology page.
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· /blog/how-much-does-a-trip-to-japan-cost
New blog post: how much does a trip to Japan cost?
Added a pre-computed cost page for Japan: budget/mid-range/luxury daily figures and 1- and 2-week examples, scaled from Japan's World Bank price level (0.63x the US, 2024), with a category breakdown and the two levers (accommodation and eating out) that actually move the total. The relative cost is real World Bank data; the dollar amounts are a stated model shown as a range, excluding flights. Funnels to the budget calculator pre-set to Japan. Published but held at noindex for now.
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· /blog/jet-lag-short-trip
New blog post: should you beat jet lag on a short trip?
Added a scenario post arguing that for a 2–4 day trip across many time zones, fully adjusting your body clock backfires (you adapt just in time to fly home and re-adjust). It lays out a stay-on-home-time strategy and the ~5-day threshold where shifting is worth it, funnelling to the jet-lag planner for trips that are. General circadian guidance, not medical advice; no melatonin dosing. Published but held at noindex for now.
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· /blog/what-travel-insurance-doesnt-cover
New blog post: what travel insurance doesn't cover
Added a decision-framework post on travel-insurance exclusions — the clauses (pre-existing conditions, winter sports, mopeds, alcohol, travelling against advice) that deny more claims than low limits do, plus a six-point pre-purchase check. It is general information, not advice: it does not rank insurers or say which to buy, and frames everything as "commonly/typically" with "check your policy wording". Published but held at noindex for now (same conservative posture as the guides) until indexing is opened.
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· /blog
Blog launched + first data study
Added a blog section for data-backed travel writing, separate from the transactional guides. The first piece ranks 50 countries by daily travel budget using World Bank price-level data (PPP divided by the official exchange rate, US = 1.0, snapshot 2026-06-06), with every country linking into the budget calculator. Country price differences are real World Bank data; the per-day spend amounts are Voygoing's stated model. The post is published but held at noindex for now (same conservative posture as the guides) until we open indexing.
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· /tools/packing-list
Multi-stop packing list generator launched
Added a packing list generator built for multi-destination trips: add each leg with its own climate and it produces one consolidated checklist covering every stop — hot and cold gear together, tagged by destination — scaled to your total days and activities, with carry-on essentials flagged. Climate is selected per leg (no external weather data is invented); carry-on size guidance is indicative and travellers are told to confirm their airline's actual rules. This completes the first wave of five core tools.
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· /tools/trip-budget
Trip budget calculator launched
Added a free trip budget calculator covering 50 countries. It scales a transparent, stated daily-spend model by each destination's World Bank price level (PPP divided by the official exchange rate, relative to the US; mostly 2024 data, snapshot verified 2026-06-06). The country price levels are real World Bank data; the per-day spend amounts are Voygoing's own stated model, not measured prices. Output is an honest range that excludes international flights — not a fake exact figure.
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· /tools/travel-insurance
Travel insurance coverage & exclusion checker launched
Added a free tool that shows the legal medical-cover minimum for your destination — including the €30,000 a Schengen visa requires under EU Regulation 810/2009 (we link the official source rather than restate a number that can change) — and how standard travel insurance usually treats activities and circumstances like skiing, scuba, pre-existing conditions, and pregnancy. It builds a checklist to confirm with any insurer. It is general information, not insurance or medical advice, and deliberately does not tell anyone whether they personally are covered.
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· /tools/jet-lag-planner
Jet-lag plan generator launched
Added a free, browser-based jet-lag planner that turns your route and usual sleep hours into a day-by-day light, sleep, and caffeine schedule. It uses standard circadian-rhythm principles (light timing relative to your body-clock low point), runs entirely in your browser, and gives general guidance only — no melatonin dosing. Standard time-zone offsets are used; check daylight saving for your exact dates.
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· site-wide
Internal linking pass + methodology page published
Added a /methodology page making our build-and-rank rules explicit, started this data updates log, and wired tag-based "Related guides" into every guide. No data values changed; this is a transparency upgrade.
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· /guides/manual-vs-automatic-rental-car-spain
Spain manual-vs-automatic guide published
Added our fourth car-rental guide covering how the automatic premium in Spain is a percentage of the base rate (not a flat fee) and why scarcity, not price, is the real catch. All cited rules link to DGT (Spain) and the European Commission driving-licence portal.
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· /tools/car-rental-comparison
Tool page audit — breadcrumb fix, TLDR, question-form H2s
Corrected the BreadcrumbList schema on the car-rental tool to match the visible breadcrumb (two levels instead of three pointing at a non-existent /tools route), added a TL;DR block at the top of the tool page, and rewrote the tool-page H2s in question form for AEO/GEO. No claims or numbers changed.
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