# llms.txt
# Purpose: Guidance for LLM-based crawlers and AI assistants
# Site: https://travel.com/
# Updated: 2026-01-07

[site]
name: TRAVEL.COM
url: https://travel.com/
language: en
platform: WordPress

[policy]
# Allowed canonical content
allow:
- /$
- /regions/
- /terms-of-service/
- /privacy-policy/
- /about/
- /tips/

# Disallowed system and non-canonical endpoints
disallow:
- /wp-admin/
- /wp-login.php
- /wp-json/
- /xmlrpc.php
- /?s=
- /wp-content/plugins/
- /wp-content/cache/
- /wp-content/uploads/private/
- /*?replytocom=
# /*?*utm_
# /*?*fbclid=
# /*?*gclid=

[indexing]
# Canonical sitemap for editorial content
sitemaps:
- https://travel.com/sitemap-posts.xml

[ai_licensing]
# Balanced AI usage policy
summary_use: allowed
factual_reference: allowed
short_excerpts: allowed
attribution_required: true
canonical_link_required: true

prohibited:
- full_article_reproduction
- bulk_content_extraction
- dataset_resale
- competing_travel_guides
- derivative_site_generation

license_reference: https://travel.com/terms-of-service

[attribution]
preferred_attribution: "TRAVEL.COM® (travel.com)"
canonical_url_preference: true

[legal]
terms_of_service: https://travel.com/terms-of-service

[notes]
# This file provides non-binding guidance for AI and LLM-based crawlers.
# robots.txt (https://travel.com/robots.txt) remains authoritative and
# contains formal crawler rules and definitions.
# Canonical articles are published under /regions/.
# TRAVEL.COM is a registered trademark used by permission of its owner.