Canonical Links and Follow Tags

Default Canonical and Follow Behavior

When you publish content on Hospitality Net, the canonical link points to the version on hospitalitynet.org by default.

All links inside your content, both inline links and the source link, are do-follow.

Linking to the Original Source

When you publish a press release, opinion article, or other content type, you can add a link to the original source in the Source field in the sidebar. When provided, this link appears at the end of your published content.

Adding a source link does not change the canonical URL. The hospitalitynet.org page remains the canonical version. If you want the canonical to point to your source instead, see Overriding the Canonical Link below.

Do-Follow Links

All links inside your content are do-follow by default. This includes inline links you add through the rich text editor, the source link, and any links in CTAs or related content.

This applies to all members. You don't need to request or configure anything.

No-Index Requests

We sometimes receive requests to add a noindex meta tag to a piece of content, typically from organizations that want to keep the Hospitality Net version out of Google's index so it doesn't compete with their own version.

We don't accommodate no-index requests. Removing pages from Google's index would reduce our crawl coverage, indexing depth, and domain authority, which affects every member who publishes with us.

If your concern is that your own page should be the primary version in search results, the right tool is a canonical override, described below.

Overriding the Canonical Link (Members Only)

If you'd prefer the canonical link to point to your own URL instead of hospitalitynet.org, we offer a canonical override for members.

When canonical override is enabled on your account:

• If you've entered a URL in the Source field, that URL becomes the canonical link.
• If the Source field is empty, the hospitalitynet.org URL remains the canonical link.

The override applies to all past and future content from your organization. It takes effect immediately once activated.

What to know before requesting this

Hospitality Net is a brand awareness platform. When the canonical points to your own URL, search engines will favor your page over the one on hospitalitynet.org. The Hospitality Net version becomes less likely to appear in Google and other search results.

That's often what you want: your own site captures the SEO value. The trade-off is that the version on Hospitality Net is less findable through search, which can reduce its reach and the on-page analytics for that story (views, time on page, referrals from search). Readers who arrive through our newsletters, homepage, lists, and partner channels are unaffected.

How to Request a Canonical Override

Canonical override is a member-level setting, not a per-article setting. Once we enable it, it applies across your organization's entire content history.

To request activation, reach out to us at [email protected] or contact your account manager. Include your organization name and a short note confirming you'd like canonical override enabled.

On our side, it's a single checkbox. We'll activate it and confirm by email. After that, fill in the Source field for any content where you want the canonical to point to your own URL.