Travel Iteneary Application Generator
The application is designed to generate highly dynamic travel itineraries based on user preferences such as budget, interests, trip duration, and location.
Created on 28th October 2024
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Travel Iteneary Application Generator
The application is designed to generate highly dynamic travel itineraries based on user preferences such as budget, interests, trip duration, and location.
The problem Travel Iteneary Application Generator solves
The application is designed to generate highly dynamic travel itineraries based on user preferences such as budget, interests, trip duration, and location. Users can update their preferences in real-time, and the backend responds by dynamically generating new itineraries. One standout feature is a custom-built workspace, similar to Notion, where users can add and manage personal notes about their travel plans and itineraries. Users can update their preferences (e.g., budget, interests, trip duration) at any time, and the backend generates a new, personalized itinerary in real-time. Features for updating the personalized notes are also available with a top-notch UI/UX. Most of the users struggle with properly planning out and creating their own travel iteneary and more of all collaborating with their friends and peers to work out and chalk out a common iteneary, They also need to use separate note taking apps to chalk out important points about their trips and stuffs. This website bascially solves that by taking all of that into account. The website provides an itegrated environment where tbe user can generate their dynamic itenearies and at the same time can collaborate with their peers to work in a common notion like workspace to chalk out or plan out their entire travel plan side by side. They can also leverage out different other features of the web application like using AI generated travel iteneary suggestions, getting map views of the places they are going to visit getting a crisp iteneary and then planning them out according to their specific needs and suggestions. The best part is that the user can log into theor website and 1the generated iteneries can be kept at one place keeping all memories of trips together. The Notion workspace can be used to jot down or upload any important information for the trip like visa passport no. etc. All in one place so the user needs to worry less and can focus on enjoying his visit which he needed!
Challenges I ran into
Handling dynamic data updates: When users modify their preferences, the backend dynamically generates a new itinerary by querying the activity database in real-time, optimizing based on budget and interests. To solve this, the backend handles concurrent requests and uses efficient data fetching techniques (like indexed queries in MongoDB). Custom Authentication: Creating a seamless custom login using NextAuth involved the default behavior to match the user experience. SEO and Performance: The choice of Next.js made it easier to optimize for SEO, but integrating it with the backend while maintaining performance for both SSR and CSR (client-side rendering) required fine-tuning. This was addressed by leveraging Next.js’s API routes and caching techniques. Creating the Notion Inspired Workspace for Notes Keeping - The entire workspace has been completely built from scratch and is one of the best features integrated in this website which provides the user with a sense of personalisation and helps in efficient tour-management. Creating the LoadBalancer In Golang:- Used the Round-Robin Algorithm over here. The Round Robin method evenly distributes the requests in a cyclic manner across available servers. Additionally, goroutines are used to handle each request concurrently, allowing the Load Balancer to process multiple requests simultaneously without blocking. This ensures smooth load distribution, enhanced scalability, and performance under heavy traffic. A potential improvement could involve implementing an AI model that analyzes the user’s preferences and past itineraries to suggest destinations and activities automatically. When a user selects a destination, the AI could suggest places and activities based on similar user profiles or historical data. Enhanced Collaboration Features: Expanding the Notion-like workspace to allow multiple users to collaborate on a shared itinerary, such as group travel planning, could further enhance the user experience.