Representative page shortlist
A conservative shortlist of researched local guides that could become affiliate-application examples after the site owner approves a public preview and each exact page receives a final manual verification pass.
Getaway Brief Representative Page Shortlist
Status: local pre-application planning only. This shortlist helps the site owner choose example pages for affiliate applications after a public preview is approved. It does not mark any page as publish_candidate.
Selection rules
A representative page should have all of the following before it is used in an affiliate application:
- Clear commercial intent for at least one likely partner type: lodging, tours/tickets, flights, or car rental.
- Search-demand evidence recorded in
data/articles.jsonand the matchingresearch/{slug}.mdbrief. - Factual source notes from official or primary sources where possible.
- Current source URL health from
research/SOURCE_HEALTH.md. - A completed final manual check using
affiliates/REPRESENTATIVE_PAGE_VERIFICATION_TEMPLATE.md. - No live affiliate links, tracking IDs, price guarantees, or unverified first-person claims.
Recommended first representative pages
| Priority | Page | Why it fits affiliate applications | Final checks before use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | /articles/weekend-trips-from-nyc-without-a-car.html | Strong no-car hotel/tour intent, broad demand evidence, multiple official transit/destination sources, and clean local source URL health. | Recheck MTA, Amtrak, NYC Ferry, Dia Beacon, Visit Hudson, and Visit Philadelphia pages; keep seasonal ferry/beach mentions caveated; map-check lodging area wording. |
| 2 | /articles/things-to-do-in-gatlinburg-when-it-rains.html | High activity-ticket fit for GetYourGuide-style programs plus hotel fallback intent; source notes use official attraction/CVB/NPS pages. | Recheck Ripley's, Gatlinburg CVB, and Great Smoky Mountains conditions pages; avoid prices, hours, wait times, or availability claims. |
| 3 | /articles/where-to-stay-near-zion-without-a-car.html | Clear lodging + tour intent around a major national park; NPS source notes support shuttle/fee/direction caution. | Recheck NPS shuttle/fees/directions pages and manually verify Springdale shuttle/tour pickup assumptions before application use. |
| 4 | /articles/dog-friendly-weekend-trips-from-atlanta.html | Pet-friendly lodging/vacation-rental intent with practical drive/weekend framing. | Recheck destination-level pet guidance; keep all property-level pet rules as booking-page checks rather than article claims. |
| 5 | /articles/warm-weekend-trips-from-chicago-in-march.html | Hotels/flights/car-rental intent and good Travelpayouts fit; official destination and airport source notes exist. | Recheck route availability/value language; add NOAA/climate-normal support before any exact temperature claims; avoid “cheap” guarantees. |
| 6 | /articles/where-to-stay-in-charleston-without-a-car.html | Lodging + tours intent with strong downtown/walkable hotel angle. | Recheck Explore Charleston pages plus city/CARTA/DASH details manually; map-check hotel-area and accessibility language. |
| 7 | /articles/where-to-stay-in-savannah-without-a-car.html | Lodging + tours intent with direct no-car/walkable-area demand. | Manually verify city/visitor transport pages that previously returned 403/timeout; map-check Historic District, River Street, and Forsyth-area claims. |
Backup examples after more verification
/articles/rainy-day-things-to-do-in-asheville.html— useful tours/tickets + hotel-base example; needs attraction/hours recheck./articles/dog-friendly-weekend-trips-from-dallas.html— useful pet-friendly hotel/rental example; needs pet-rule, park-alert, and seasonal heat review./articles/where-to-stay-in-bar-harbor-without-a-car.html— useful lodging/tour example; needs seasonal shuttle route/date review.
Do not use yet
Do not use any page as an affiliate-application example until the site owner approves a public URL and the exact deployed page has a dated verification note archived in research/. Current status remains: researched local drafts, 0 publish candidates, 0 published pages.