Methodology
How It Works
1 · Detect
Automated feeds watch official government advisories and a curated list of verified news publishers, around the clock.
2 · Evaluate
Every item is evaluated and graded by tier — official, trusted local reporting source, or an automated summary of verified reporting — and by travel advisory level, with links to the original sources.
3 · Alert
Active alerts go live on the map and list, stay reviewable, and expire visibly. Expired alerts are archived, never silently deleted.
Our Mission
Travel Safety Watch is a safety service for world travellers. We track the current travel conditions on the ground, country by country, down to city and neighbourhood, and report destination hazards for travellers — security threats, civil unrest, crimes against tourists, natural disasters, health alerts and transport disruption. It is not about Israel, or about events inside Israel, Gaza or the West Bank.
Three Source Tiers
- Official — governments, police and other public authorities, including official travel advisories.
- Verified News — established news outlets with editorial standards.
Developing And Confirmed
A report from a single outlet is marked Developing: single source, unconfirmed. When two or more independent outlets report the same event it becomes Confirmed, and we show how many outlets reported it, with links to each.
Human Review And Automation
Avoid Travel items are reviewed by a person. Summaries and translations of non-English headlines are produced automatically by AI, and are labelled as such. Always check the original source before acting on a report.
What The Map Colours Mean
Consult official government travel advice for the latest information.
How Travel Conditions Are Scored
Event points combine category, travel advisory level, verification, recency and independent-source coverage. Repeat reporting is grouped before scoring, and child-place contributions roll up once to their parents. Each scored place has thresholds appropriate to its level: country, area, city or neighbourhood. Activity alone cannot make a place Avoid Travel. Open a place’s “How this is scored” panel for its current thresholds and largest contributors.
Global Travel Conditions counts scored countries and cities, excluding travel places. The line below the global level summarises those counts. “Advisory neighbourhoods” lists up to three neighbourhoods with recent confirmed or developing scored events beneath a city.
Travel Conditions And Reports
Consult official government travel advice for the latest information.
This is not an emergency service.
In an emergency, call your local emergency services.
Questions or corrections? Contact Us.