diff --git a/src/pages/travel/AlbumDetail.jsx b/src/pages/travel/AlbumDetail.jsx
index 18975a0..cd5cac5 100644
--- a/src/pages/travel/AlbumDetail.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/travel/AlbumDetail.jsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export default function AlbumDetail({
   onClose,
   onLoadMore,
   onReload,
+  onCoverChange,
 }) {
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
 
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ export default function AlbumDetail({
           onClose={handleLightboxClose}
           onNavigate={handleLightboxNavigate}
           onLoadMore={onLoadMore}
+          onCoverChange={onCoverChange}
         />
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/src/pages/travel/HeroLightbox.jsx b/src/pages/travel/HeroLightbox.jsx
index 89349e2..469ddaa 100644
--- a/src/pages/travel/HeroLightbox.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/travel/HeroLightbox.jsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export default function HeroLightbox({
   onClose,
   onNavigate,
   onLoadMore,
+  onCoverChange,
 }) {
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
   const [phase, setPhase] = useState('enter');
@@ -163,12 +164,13 @@ export default function HeroLightbox({
       });
       if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status}`);
       setCoverStatus('done');
+      onCoverChange?.();
     } catch {
       setCoverStatus('error');
     }
     if (coverTimerRef.current) clearTimeout(coverTimerRef.current);
     coverTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => setCoverStatus(null), 2000);
-  }, [selectedIndex, photos, albumName, coverStatus]);
+  }, [selectedIndex, photos, albumName, coverStatus, onCoverChange]);
 
   /* — Current photo — */
   const photo = photos[selectedIndex];
diff --git a/src/pages/travel/Travel.jsx b/src/pages/travel/Travel.jsx
index bed72d9..91d72bb 100644
--- a/src/pages/travel/Travel.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/travel/Travel.jsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const Travel = () => {
         loadMorePhotos,
         reloadAlbumPhotos,
         getFilteredAlbums,
+        refreshAlbums,
     } = useTravelData();
 
     /* ── Local state ──────────────────────────── */
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ const Travel = () => {
                     onClose={handleCloseAlbum}
                     onLoadMore={handleLoadMore}
                     onReload={handleReload}
+                    onCoverChange={refreshAlbums}
                 />
             )}
         </div>
diff --git a/src/pages/travel/useTravelData.js b/src/pages/travel/useTravelData.js
index ff71b4c..9e933d6 100644
--- a/src/pages/travel/useTravelData.js
+++ b/src/pages/travel/useTravelData.js
@@ -93,80 +93,36 @@ const useTravelData = () => {
         return () => controller.abort();
     }, []);
 
-    /* ── Build album list when regions arrive ── */
+    /* ── Build album list from /api/travel/albums ── */
+    const fetchAlbums = useCallback(async (signal) => {
+        setLoadingAlbums(true);
+        try {
+            const res = await fetch('/api/travel/albums', { signal });
+            if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`앨범 로딩 실패 (${res.status})`);
+            const rows = await res.json();
+            const builtAlbums = rows.map((r) => ({
+                id: `${r.region}::${r.album}`,
+                name: r.album,
+                region: r.region,
+                regionName: r.regionName || r.region,
+                photoCount: r.count ?? 0,
+                coverThumb: r.cover_thumb || '',
+            }));
+            setAlbums(builtAlbums);
+        } catch (err) {
+            if (err?.name !== 'AbortError') {
+                setError(err?.message ?? String(err));
+            }
+        } finally {
+            setLoadingAlbums(false);
+        }
+    }, []);
+
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!regions?.features?.length) return;
-
         const controller = new AbortController();
-        (async () => {
-            setLoadingAlbums(true);
-            const builtAlbums = [];
-
-            for (const feature of regions.features) {
-                if (controller.signal.aborted) break;
-                const regionId = feature?.properties?.id;
-                const regionName = feature?.properties?.name || regionId || '';
-                if (!regionId) continue;
-
-                // Use cached album metadata if fresh
-                const cached = albumCacheRef.current.get(regionId);
-                if (cached && Date.now() - cached.timestamp < CACHE_TTL_MS) {
-                    builtAlbums.push(...cached.albums);
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                try {
-                    const res = await fetch(
-                        `/api/travel/photos?region=${encodeURIComponent(regionId)}&page=1&size=${PAGE_SIZE}`,
-                        { signal: controller.signal }
-                    );
-                    if (!res.ok) continue; // skip failed regions silently
-                    const json = await res.json();
-                    const { normalized, matchedAlbums } = parsePhotoResponse(json);
-
-                    const regionAlbums = matchedAlbums.map((ma) => {
-                        // Find first photo that belongs to this album for coverThumb
-                        const cover = normalized.find((p) => p.album === ma.album);
-                        return {
-                            id: `${regionId}::${ma.album}`,
-                            name: ma.album,
-                            region: regionId,
-                            regionName,
-                            photoCount: ma.count ?? 0,
-                            coverThumb: cover?.src || '',
-                        };
-                    });
-
-                    // If API returned no matched_albums, create a single implicit album
-                    if (regionAlbums.length === 0 && normalized.length > 0) {
-                        regionAlbums.push({
-                            id: `${regionId}::`,
-                            name: regionName,
-                            region: regionId,
-                            regionName,
-                            photoCount: normalized.length,
-                            coverThumb: normalized[0]?.src || '',
-                        });
-                    }
-
-                    albumCacheRef.current.set(regionId, {
-                        timestamp: Date.now(),
-                        albums: regionAlbums,
-                    });
-                    builtAlbums.push(...regionAlbums);
-                } catch (err) {
-                    if (err?.name === 'AbortError') break;
-                    // Non-fatal — continue with other regions
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!controller.signal.aborted) {
-                setAlbums(builtAlbums);
-                setLoadingAlbums(false);
-            }
-        })();
+        fetchAlbums(controller.signal);
         return () => controller.abort();
-    }, [regions]);
+    }, [fetchAlbums]);
 
     /* ── loadAlbumPhotos — initial load ────── */
     const loadAlbumPhotos = useCallback(async (regionId, albumName) => {
@@ -362,6 +318,7 @@ const useTravelData = () => {
         loadMorePhotos,
         reloadAlbumPhotos,
         getFilteredAlbums,
+        refreshAlbums: () => fetchAlbums(),
     };
 };