WANDER: TRAVEL ASSISTANT
OVERVIEW
Wander is a travel assistant app designed to simplify and enhance the experience of planning trips by focusing on collaboration and convenience. It offers a comprehensive, all-in-one platform where users can collaboratively organize every aspect of their trip, from destination discovery to itinerary management.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Planning trips can be overwhelming, especially when you need to manage multiple elements such as flights, hotels, activities, and reservations. It's very easy to lose track of key details—like confirmation numbers, travel times, and reservation dates—when this information is stored across numerous apps, emails, and websites. Travelers often struggle with accessing the right details at the right time, leading to missed flights, potential holding up lines, and unnecessary stress.
User Research: Pain Points
Losing Information
When traveling users need to keep track of many different booking confirmations that are sent through various sources, which can cause information to get lost and create and hassle when needing to verify dates or times
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Navigating a new location
When traveling someplace new, users will have to make a adjustments in apparel, cuisine, and navigation. There may be a sense of confusion due to the new climate that they are in
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Lack of Real-time Updates and Support
During travel, unexpected situations like flight delays or cancellations can leave travelers feeling stranded and uncertain about how to proceed.
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Misplacing or forgetting items
In all the hassle of packing, booking trips and reservations...It is common for items to get forgotten or misplaced. Having a packing list or reminder system can be useful
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The Solution
To address the challenges of trip planning and information management, I propose a personalized travel assistant app that centralizes all travel-related details in one compact platform. This app will seamlessly integrate bookings from multiple sources, including flights, accommodations, car rentals, activities, and dining reservations, providing a unified itinerary that is easily accessible and regularly updated in real time.
Welcome Suite: Digital Wireframe
The 'Welcome Page' is the user's first interaction with the app. Its purpose is to create a strong, visually appealing first impression that communicates the personalized nature of the 'Wander' brand. The clean design, Call-to-Action button, and simple navigation set the tone for a user-friendly experience.
The 'Dream Destination' page allows users to explore various travel options visually and interactively. Its purpose is to get users excited by showcasing a wide variety of destinations and helping them to narrow down the ideal location for their trip. For users who are flexible travelers, the 'Anywhere' option can help users build their trip from scratch.
The 'Travel Frequency' page informs us how often a user travels, which is important because it allows us to gauge their familiarity with the overall travel experience. From there, we can personalize the app experience by identifying the user's travel preferences and needs. The goal is to offer relevant travel recommendations, accommodations, and features based on the user's profile.
The 'Sign In / Log In' page allows returning users to securely access their accounts and continue planning or viewing trips. Its purpose is to provide a user-friendly experience for authentication while offering alternatives like social media login for convenience, as well as a "Sign In" option for those who are visiting the app for the fist time.