Built by a traveler,
for travelers.
TravelReddi is a one-person project born from 10+ years of travel. Every lesson learned the hard way, so you don't have to.
A few years ago I was in Spain trying to get a ride back to my hotel. Uber wasn't working, barely any drivers, surge pricing through the roof. A local told me to download Cabify. Five minutes later I had a ride at half the price.
That moment stuck with me. Not because it was a disaster, even though I did almost have a melt down, but because it was so avoidable. Why didn't I know about this app before I landed?
The more I traveled, the more I noticed the same pattern. Even as an experienced traveler, I'd forget to grab an eSIM, or miss that a country required a form I'd never heard of. The more you travel, sometimes the less you prepare, and it catches up with you.
A friend missed her flight to New York because nobody told her she needed an ESTA. It cost her $1,000 and two days. Travel insurance didn't cover it.
The idea for TravelReddi came to me in a dream actually, a place where all the apps, entry rules, and need-to-know info for any destination were just right there, before you go.
Then I went to a travel show. A panelist asked: "How do you find out about the temple scam in Thailand before it's too late?" Nobody had a great answer. TikTok. Other travelers. Word of mouth.
I thought -- those are features, not unsolved problems. So I built them.
Four moments that made this inevitable.
Every feature in TravelReddi exists because something went wrong.
Stranded in Spain
Uber doesn't have many drivers. I had left wifi area, and had to go back when an Uber never came. Walked back to wifi, downloaded Cabify after searching. Why didn't I know this before I landed?
The form nobody mentioned
A friend missed her flight to New York because nobody told her she needed an ESTA. She had googled "Do I need a visa" which was the wrong thing to search. $1,000 to rebook. Travel insurance didn't cover it.
Scams everywhere
At a travel show: "How do you find out about the temple scam in Thailand before it's too late?" Nobody had a real answer.
Safety without answers
"How do you know if you're safe as a woman traveling to a certain country?" Another question the travel industry hadn't solved.
What TravelReddi is
TravelReddi is a free, personalized travel preparation platform. You tell us your passport and where you're going and we build you a complete guide. Visa rules, local apps, SIM and eSIM options, currency tips, neighborhood safety, scam alerts, cultural etiquette, accessibility info, and a smart packing list. All personalized. All in one place.
We currently cover all 51 countries with neighborhood-level detail across 161 cities, and we're adding more all the time, often because a traveler writes in and asks.
About me
I'm Cara. I'm a solo founder, which means I built this whole thing: the research, the data, the site, the guides. I'm not a developer by training. I'm a traveler who wanted this to exist and figured out how to make it.
I used to travel solo a lot. Then solo travel gave me a partner, a community, and friends on every continent to visit. Now I travel differently, but the problems TravelReddi solves are just as real whether you're going alone or with people you love.
TravelReddi was recently featured in The New York Times, which I found out about because a stranger emailed me. That still feels surreal.
If you have feedback, a country request, or just want to say hi, I actually read every message.
Ready for a smoother trip?
Or reach out anytime, I'd love to hear from you. [email protected]
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