How TBL checks trip load before travel day.
The Travel Risk Score is a planning signal. It shows where a trip may overload you, what to protect first, and when extra support may be worth it.
Planning support only. Not medical advice, medical clearance, diagnosis, prescribing, or emergency care.
The score is not a verdict.
It helps turn a vague travel worry into practical planning decisions.
See the load
Spot where the trip may ask too much before the itinerary feels fixed.
Change what matters first
Protect, simplify, buffer, or reduce the highest-load parts.
Match the support level
Use self-guided support for simpler trips. Consider Advisory when stakes are higher.
Three things shape trip load.
TBL separates body pattern, itinerary pressure, and backup readiness.
How steady your body is before the trip.
How much load the trip itself adds.
How prepared the plan is when things change.
Why these domains matter
A stable body can still be overloaded by a complex trip. A complex trip can become easier when readiness is strong. Weak readiness makes small disruptions more costly.
The maths stays simple.
The value is not the number alone. The value is what the number helps you notice.
Why rule-based scoring?
Rule-based scoring keeps the result understandable and consistent. AI-assisted planning text can support explanation, but should not replace clinical judgement or the traveller’s own judgement.
The band shows planning intensity.
A higher score is not a travel ban. It is a signal to add protection, redesign, or support.
Low
Routine buffers may be enough.
Next: Protect sleep, pacing, medication routine, and recovery.
Mild
Some friction is likely.
Next: Add one or two buffers before the trip gets busy.
Moderate
The trip has meaningful load.
Next: Reduce one major driver before committing further.
High
The trip likely needs redesign.
Next: Protect must-do moments, simplify heavy parts, and build a fallback.
Very high
Pause and redesign.
Next: Consider shortening, simplifying, adding support, or using Advisory.
PPRR turns the score into action.
The score is only useful when it leads to a clearer trip plan.
Find likely overload points.
Guard must-do moments, sleep, pacing, and recovery space.
Pre-decide what changes if symptoms rise.
Protect after-travel recovery before the trip starts.
How this connects to the TBL method
Trip Fit Check identifies the load. The Trip Snapshot turns it into a quick reference. Red-to-Amber changes reduce the heaviest parts. Recovery Runway protects the period after travel.
Choose the support this trip needs.
Start with the lowest level of support that can safely reduce uncertainty for this specific trip.
Best for: still deciding.
Use this if you want to compare self-guided and specialist-reviewed support.
Best for: self-guided planning.
Use this if the trip is manageable, flexible, and you can implement changes yourself.
Best for: higher-stakes trips.
Use this if the trip is close, complex, costly, fragile, emotionally important, or hard to get wrong.
What the score does — and does not do.
The score supports planning. It does not make medical decisions.
The score helps with:
- Planning decisions
- Trip load visibility
- Prioritisation
- Backup planning
- Recovery protection
The score does not provide:
- Medical clearance
- Diagnosis or prescribing
- Medication changes
- Emergency support
- A guarantee of symptom-free travel
- A decision that travel is safe for you
If symptoms are new, severe, rapidly worsening, unsafe, or medically concerning, seek urgent or in-person care.
Data, AI, and method updates.
The method should stay understandable, bounded, and open to improvement.
Tool entries may stay in your browser.
TBL should only receive personal details if you intentionally submit or share them.
Planning text may be AI-assisted.
The score should remain rule-based, bounded, and understandable.
The method should keep improving.
Updates should reflect real travel scenarios, user needs, and planning failures.
Common questions about the score.
Does a higher score mean I cannot travel?
No. A higher score means the trip may need more redesign, support, or recovery protection. It does not decide whether you can travel.
Can this score clear me to fly or travel?
No. The score does not provide medical clearance. If you need clearance or medical risk assessment, contact your own clinician or the appropriate service.
Why is health baseline weighted most?
Because symptom stability, flare pattern, mobility, sleep, medication complexity, and recent travel outcomes strongly affect how much trip load a person may absorb.
Can I lower my score without changing my health?
Sometimes. You may reduce planning risk by simplifying the trip, adding buffers, arranging assistance, improving accommodation fit, or protecting recovery space.
What should I do with a moderate, high, or very high score?
Look for the highest-load driver first. Reduce, buffer, swap, shorten, simplify, add support, or consider Advisory if the trip is hard to get wrong.
Does TBL see my answers?
Not automatically. Tool entries may stay in your browser unless a tool is configured to submit them or you intentionally share them.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is planning and decision support only. It does not provide diagnosis, prescribing, treatment changes, medical clearance, or emergency care.
Use the score to make the trip easier to think through.
Start by comparing support options, or use the Starter Kit if you are ready to build a self-guided plan.
Planning support only. Not medical advice, medical clearance, diagnosis, prescribing, or emergency care.