Who writes and checks this site
Four people write and fact-check everything here. Each page carries their name, the date it was last updated, and — where a price or an opening time is involved — who checked it.
This site is written and fact-checked by four people in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, not by a content agency. Every page names its author, the date it was last updated, and the person who checked the prices and opening times.
The reason for publishing names is accountability. If a ticket price is wrong, there is a person to correct and a date it was checked; if a description reads like a brochure, there is an editor whose job is to cut it. The alternative — an anonymous 'editorial team' — is how travel sites end up with pages that have not been looked at since 2019.
The work divides by geography and by discipline. Nattapong writes the north, Areeya the coasts and islands, Kanya owns the quarterly price check and the Bangkok pages, and Tom edits everything and writes the practical guides on costs, visas and transport.
Each page is written by one person and fact-checked by another. Prices and opening hours marked 'checked' were verified against the operator's own publication, the national park's fee notice or the ticket office itself in October 2026. Everything else says so plainly.
Nattapong Srisuwan
Founder & Managing Director
Founded JoyoTour in Chiang Mai in 2009 with two guides and a borrowed pickup. Writes the northern itineraries and the long-form destination pages.…
Areeya Chaiyaporn
Head of Product & Itinerary Design
Designs the island and coast itineraries, checks the boat operators, and writes the month-by-month season guidance for both coasts.…
Tom Whitfield
Senior Editor
British editor based in Chiang Mai. Edits the travel guides and the attraction pages, and writes the practical sections on visas, costs and transport.…
Kanya Pongsak
Guest Experience & Operations Lead
Runs the guide team and the day-to-day operations in Bangkok. Writes the food, market and temple pages, and fact-checks every price on the site.…
Common questions
Four named contributors, listed on this page. Each page shows its author and fact-checker at the top.
Quarterly. The last full check was October 2026, and pages that were verified carry a 'checked' label.
No. There is no sponsored content and no commission from hotels, restaurants or attractions.
Email the person named on the page, or hello@joyotour.com. Corrections are usually live within a week.
Questions about a specific page?
Write to the person whose name is on it. Mail reaches them directly, not a queue.