Show HN: Travel Safety Data
travelsafetydata.comI've had this idea sitting in a file for years but until I just got Claude Code at Christmas time, never had to time to actually implement it. It seemed like a good test for Claude Code and with 2x christmas usage, why not?
The goal was aggregating different travel warnings from multiple government sources to get a sense of how safe a country was to visit. It aggregates from US, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and UK (Australia scraper didn't go so well). I was shocked how effectively it was able to accomplish that, so I added some more data I thought might be useful if I were considering traveling to a country and pulled government/UN/edu data about things like water/food safety, healthcare/vaccines/diseases, emergency numbers, natural disaster risks, women's safety, lgbtq safety.
Throw in a nice map visualization and ability to compare, I'm pretty shocked and happy how well I think it came out. I wanted to share it with the community, maybe folks find it helpful and/or have ideas for ways to improve it.
Comments
Great execution! The multi-source aggregation approach is smart - averaging warnings from 5+ governments gives a more balanced picture than relying on a single source. The comparison feature is particularly useful for trip planning. Have you considered adding historical data to show if a country's safety rating is trending up or down over time?
Thank you! The idea of trending/historical data is definitely on the radar. As it runs and updates over time, I might actually have this data and be able to add it in the future. I agree with you seeing if things are trending up or down could be really insightful.