GOV.UK Travel Advice

GOV.UK Foreign Travel Advice

Official UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice via the GOV.UK Content API.

Data Model

• Travel Advice Index — List of all countries with travel advice, including latest change description and update timestamp.
• Country Advice — Full travel advice for a specific country with multiple content parts.

Content Parts (typical)

• Summary — Overview with current risk level and any active warnings.
• Warnings and insurance — Active warnings, alerts, and insurance recommendations.
• Entry requirements — Visa, passport, customs, and border control rules.
• Safety and security — Crime, terrorism, natural disasters, civil unrest.
• Health — Vaccinations, health risks, medical facilities.
• Getting help — Embassy contacts, consular assistance.
• Regional risks — Specific areas with elevated risk levels.

Key Fields

• country.name — Country display name
• country.slug — URL-safe country identifier (use this for lookups)
• email_signup_link — Subscribe to updates for this country
• change_description — Most recent change summary
• parts — Array of content sections with title, slug, body (HTML)

Gotchas

• Country slugs: Use lowercase with hyphens (e.g. "south-africa", "united-arab-emirates").
• HTML body: Part bodies are HTML — strip tags for plain text display.
• Change history: Available in details.change_history array with timestamps.
• Alert status: details.alert_status may contain active alerts (can be empty array).