TravelPal is an intelligent travel planning application that uses AI to help users create personalized travel itineraries. The app engages users in a conversation to collect travel preferences and generates detailed day-by-day itineraries with local recommendations.
- AI-Driven Conversation: Engages users to gather travel preferences including destination, dates, cuisine preferences, activities, and special requirements
- Personalized Itineraries: Creates custom travel plans based on user preferences
- Interactive Itinerary View: Displays itineraries in a structured, easy-to-navigat 8000 e format
- PDF Download: Download your itineraries as PDF for offline access
- User Authentication: Secure login and registration system
- Itinerary Management: Save, edit, and manage multiple itineraries
- Frontend: Next.js with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS
- Backend: Node.js with Express
- Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
- Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
- AI Integration: OpenRouter API for AI conversation
- Node.js (v14 or higher)
- npm or yarn
- MongoDB instance
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/travelpal.git cd travelpal/backend -
Install dependencies:
npm install # or yarn install -
Create a
.envfile in the backend directory with the following variables:PORT=5000 MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/travelpal JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_openrouter_api_key SITE_URL=http://localhost:3000 -
Start the backend server:
npm run dev # or yarn dev
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Navigate to the frontend directory:
cd ../frontend -
Install dependencies:
npm install # or yarn install -
Create a
.env.localfile in the frontend directory with the following variables:NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=Backend http://localhost:5001/api -
Start the development server:
npm run dev # or yarn dev -
Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to see the application.
POST /api/auth/register- Register a new userPOST /api/auth/login- Login a user
GET /api/chat- Get chat historyPOST /api/chat- Create a new chatPOST /api/chat/message- Send a message
POST /api/itinerary- Create a new itineraryGET /api/itinerary- Get all user itinerariesGET /api/itinerary/:id- Get itinerary by IDPUT /api/itinerary/:id- Update an itinerary
- Chat History: View and continue previous travel planning conversations
- Social Sharing: Share itineraries with friends and family via social media
- Collaborative Planning: Invite others to collaborate on itinerary planning
- Real-time Weather Integration: Display weather forecasts for travel dates
- Booking Integration: Direct links to book hotels, activities, and transportation
- Mobile App: Native mobile application for iOS and Android
- Offline Mode: Full offline functionality for accessing itineraries without internet
- Multi-language Support: Support for planning trips in multiple languages