TravelHub Application Project

This project focuses on developing a mobile application, "TravelHub," designed to simplify travel planning. The app aims to consolidate various travel-related documents and information from different sources into a single, centralized platform. The project includes a detailed initiation plan outli...Read More

Problem
Travel planning (domestic and international) is
complicated and some customers don't have a
centralized online hub for all travel documents and
information for their trip making it easy to forget
something.
Develop an application that syncs travel
itinerary documents, payments, forms,
and information from various websites
and apps into one location.
Synced material could include plane
confirmation tickets, hotel confirmation
tickets, metro and city maps, list of local
restaurants and store, exchange rate
info, etc.
REQUIREMENTS
Deliverable contains the following sections:
Title page with project title and team member names.
An initiation plan showing:
o How the proposed system aligns with business goals/objectives/mission;
o Signature and versioning pages;
o Proposal description;
o Business goals for the proposal;
o Proposal rationale.
A project plan that includes:
o timeline, resources needed, WBS, scope;
o Economic Feasibility;
o Technical feasibility
o Decomposition diagram
o Use Case and User Stories
PROBLEM DEFINITION:
Travel planning (domestic and international) is complicated and some customers don't have
a centralized online hub for all travel documents and information for their trip making it easy
to forget something.
SOLUTION: Develop an application that syncs travel itinerary documents, payments, forms,
and information from various websites and apps into one location.
Synced material could include plane confirmation tickets, hotel confirmation tickets, metro
and city maps, list of local restaurants and store, exchange rate info, etc.

MISSION STATEMENT:
TravelHub makes traveling easier by creating a one-stop-shop for all travel needs.
CUSTOMER PAIN POINTS RELATING TO TRAVEL
 Currently, I’m using multiple websites and platforms to coordinate my travel needs.
o For example, I use a different website for booking a plane ticket, hotel
reservation, and looking up local transportation.
o Services needed:
 Transportation (Airplane, Metro, Taxi, Rental Car, etc.)
 Rental Car Rate
 Maps
 City & Town Maps
 Metro Maps
 Prescription/Medication
 Immunizations
 Hotel
 Restaurants, Stores, and Sites
 Required travel documents checklist
 Unit Metrics
 Exchange rates
 Metric vs. Imperial systems
 Emergency contact information (ambulance, hospitals, fire stations)
 We can’t use travel apps offline because of wifi issues, location, or phone
connectivity.
BUSINESS GOALS:
1. Create a central hub for travel itinerary documents, payments, forms, and travel
information.
2. Usable across multiple platforms and languages.
3. To integrate different services into one system that aggregates information based on
the customer’s preference.
4. Utilize application from anywhere, any time.
5. Share information with anyone.
a. Export information
OBJECTIVES:
Goal: Create a central hub for travel itinerary documents, payments, forms, and travel
information.
Objective:
 To pull API information from selected apps to be integrated.
 To integrate different services into one system that aggregates information
based on the customer’s preference.

Goal: Utilizable across multiple platforms and languages.
Objectives:
 Create an app that is coordinates with OS, Android, and other systems
 User interface is responsive and supports multiple functionalities.
Goal: Utilize application from anywhere, any time.
Objective:
 To use application offline.
Goal: Save, edit and share information with anyone.
Objective:
 To save or export information to computer or mobile device.
 To share information with other users.
 To allow multi-user functionality.