diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/worldtravel/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/worldtravel/+page.svelte
index d52f228..8748a67 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/worldtravel/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/worldtravel/+page.svelte
@@ -3,16 +3,40 @@
 	import type { Country } from '$lib/types';
 	import type { PageData } from './$types';
 
+	let searchQuery: string = '';
+
+	let filteredCountries: Country[] = [];
+
 	export let data: PageData;
 	console.log(data);
 
 	const countries: Country[] = data.props?.countries || [];
+
+	$: {
+		// if query is empty, show all countries
+		if (searchQuery === '') {
+			filteredCountries = countries;
+		} else {
+			// otherwise, filter countries by name
+			filteredCountries = countries.filter((country) =>
+				country.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchQuery.toLowerCase())
+			);
+		}
+	}
 </script>
 
 <h1 class="text-center font-bold text-4xl mb-4">Country List</h1>
 
+<div class="flex items-center justify-center mb-4">
+	<input
+		type="text"
+		placeholder="Search"
+		class="input input-bordered w-full max-w-xs"
+		bind:value={searchQuery}
+	/>
+</div>
 <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-4 mr-4 ml-4 justify-center content-center">
-	{#each countries as country}
+	{#each filteredCountries as country}
 		<CountryCard {country} />
 		<!-- <p>Name: {item.name}, Continent: {item.continent}</p> -->
 	{/each}