HSTC101
SOCIALLY ASSISTED TRIP PLANNER
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SOCIALLY ASSISTED TRIP PLANNER
Situation
Challenge
A bootstrapped silicon valley startup with an idea to help travelers plan their trips
Shoe-string budget mandating use of some open source technologies with known limitations
Main differentiator to provide rich content on cities and locations through using travel professionals and social network
Uncompromising user interface design with advanced usability experience
Need a one-stop travel planner with seamless integration with travel service providers
Harbinger Solution
Technologies & Tools
Scalable custom content management system for remote authoring and publishing of travel content
Slide CMS, XForms
Very rich UI with sliders, grids, drag-drop and custom controls using AJAX and JavaScript programming
Mashup, geo-coding, Google Maps, AdSense
Advanced Web 2.0 features like Geo-coding and mash-up with travel portals via web services
REST, Web Services integration AJAX, JavaScript, complex UI controls
Browser, session and application level caching to enable great performance with rich UI
Benefits Travel content providers / authors writing content and publishing within minutes from anywhere in the world Intuitive trip planning interface for users with scheduling calendar, geo-coding, proximity locations and others Socially rated content delivered to users via rich UI application Relevant, location-based click-ads and access to complementary travel portals from inside HSTC101
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BOTTOM LINE A one-stop trip planner with socially rated content delivered through rich, intuitive user interface