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TravelReddi is a free, personalized travel preparation platform. Tell us your passport and destination, and we build you a complete pre-trip guide.
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The Travel 100Coverage
The New York Times
Quoted in "The Apps You Need for Your Next Trip Abroad" by Ruffin Prevost
March 2026
Yahoo Travel
"Renting a Car for the First Time? Mistakes Beginners Often Make"
July 2026
NPR / WOSU — "Tech Tuesday" on All Sides with Amy Juravich
"The Science Behind FIFA's Real Grass Requirement" — TravelReddi interview starts around the 19-minute mark
June 30, 2026
NPR / WOSU — "Tech Tuesday" on All Sides with Amy Juravich
TravelReddi discussed on air
May 12, 2026
The Travel 100
"This new travel platform tells you which apps locals use"
May 7, 2026
The Story Exchange
"6 Common Travel Mistakes Detailed By An Expert"
2026
The Story Exchange
Named to the 2026 list of 15 Brilliant Business Ideas from Bold Women: "Hyper-Personalized Travel Prep At Customers' Fingertips"
2026
"Using a local ride-hailing service, for example, can prevent you from paying double the normal rate, or failing to find a driver at all, said Cara Laban, 32, who created TravelReddi, a website that helps users find local apps, after her frustrations using Uber in Spain led her to a local alternative."
"TravelReddi should be the first stop for anyone planning a trip abroad. It's a one-stop solution for all the things you need to know before you go."
About TravelReddi
TravelReddi is a free travel preparation platform that builds a personalized pre-trip guide from two inputs: your passport country and your destination. Each guide covers visa and entry requirements, the local apps residents actually use, SIM and eSIM options, currency and ATM guidance, airport-to-city transport, neighborhood safety, scam alerts, cultural etiquette, accessibility and dietary information, and a smart packing list.
The platform currently covers all 51 countries with neighborhood-level detail across 161 cities, and is free to use. TravelReddi launched in 2026 and is available on the web, iOS, and Android.
Founder bio
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Cara Laban is the founder of TravelReddi, a free travel preparation platform featured in The New York Times.
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Cara Laban is the founder of TravelReddi, a free travel preparation platform covering all 51 countries. A solo, non-technical founder, she built the platform after a decade of nomadic travel. TravelReddi was featured in The New York Times in 2026 and named one of The Story Exchange's Brilliant Business Ideas.
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Cara Laban is the founder of TravelReddi, a free travel preparation platform that builds personalized pre-trip guides based on a traveler's passport and destination. She has traveled and lived nomadically for roughly a decade, and previously spent six years running a tech consulting business helping small business owners get comfortable with technology and automation. TravelReddi began with a bus station in Spain, where an Uber that never arrived taught her that the city ran on Cabify — information she could have had before she landed. She built the platform solo, without a technical background, using AI development tools. TravelReddi was featured in The New York Times in March 2026 and named to The Story Exchange's 2026 list of 15 Brilliant Business Ideas from Bold Women. It now covers all 51 countries and 161 cities, and is free to use.
What I can talk about
Topic angles for interviews, panels, and features.
The questions travelers don't know to ask
A friend Googled "do I need a visa for the US," got the correct answer — no — and was denied boarding because she needed an ESTA, which is not a visa. It cost her $1,000 and two days. Why search engines and AI assistants can answer your question perfectly and still leave you stranded, and how to find the gap in what you know.
The safety questions the travel industry hasn't answered
How do you find out about a local scam before it happens to you? How do you actually assess whether a destination is safe for a solo woman, or a queer traveler, past a country-level rating? These questions were asked at a travel industry panel and went unanswered. TravelReddi exists because of that afternoon.
Building a travel tech company solo, without writing code
A non-technical founder shipping a 51-country data product using AI tooling — what that took, what broke, and what it means for who gets to build in travel technology now.
Product screenshots — coming soon
Correct spelling is TravelReddi (one word, capital T, capital R, no space, no hyphen). Please don't alter the logo colors or proportions.
Booking & contact
I typically respond within 1–2 business days. Available for podcast interviews, panels, and speaking engagements. Remote or in person.
Instagram 26,000+ followers and growing. Every interview, article, and appearance is promoted across feed and stories. TravelReddi is also live on the App Store and Google Play.
Fast facts
| Founded | 2026 |
| Founder | Cara Laban |
| Coverage | All 51 countries, 161 cities |
| Price | Free |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| @travelreddi — 26,000+ | |
| Press contact | [email protected] |
| Website | travelreddi.com |