Developing a Scalable and Dynamic Travel Platform with React Native and Node.JS
After recognizing the growing trend of travelers relying on mobile devices for planning trips and exploring travel spots, an idea emerged in our client’s minds. They saw the potential for a platform where travelers could share their experiences and discover new places through the collective knowledge and recommendations of a community.
With this idea, our client approached our development team to build a mobile app that would fulfill such needs. The app would allow users to easily search itineraries and plan their trips while also providing a space for them to share their experiences and discover new places through the collective knowledge and recommendations of the community.
To shape the client’s vision, we brainstormed and proposed cross-platform app development using one of the most used technologies, React Native. The technology we suggested supposedly accelerates development time and saves costs. Read on to know how our proposed solutions came out with the challenges we faced and the solutions we implemented.
User-friendly Frontend With Features Making Travel Planning Fun
Users can sign up for an account by providing their mobile number or email, name, username, and password or by using their social media accounts such as Facebook, Google. After registration and verification, users will engage with onboarding, where they provide additional information related to their interests, follow other users, and select their favorite spots. Now onwards, users can log in to their account using their username and password.
Problem
Our client had the vision to create a platform with a user-friendly and interactive experience to cater to the needs of all sorts of travelers. They wanted to make it a community-driven platform where explorers and local travelers share their best spots and experiences that can help fellow travelers plan their trips. But the client didn’t know what features and functionality to include that stand their platform apart from others.
The platform is supposed to collect users’ personal details, including location, camera, and photo gallery. Hence, we had to consider the high level of data security and privacy standards to protect user data on the app. Besides, there would be global social community sharing posts, itineraries, photos, and more, which demand the app to be highly scalable.
Challenges
The travel platform needed to be available for multiple operating systems with a consistent user interface and experience design. The platform should be able to handle a large volume of data and user traffic as the user base may increase 10X or more with time. On that note, the app also required us to implement robust and secure data storage as well as communication API.
Other teeny-tiny challenges that our team successfully overcame include:
- Ensuring that the platform is easy to use and navigate for all users;
- Facilitating a system that can handle real-time data updates and notifications;
- Creation of Admin and Sub-Admin functionality to handle the platform efficiently;
- Integration of useful APIs, advanced features, and company details.
Result
We suggested the client opt for cross-platform mobile app development that is compatible with different devices and operating systems. As a result, our client could reap the following benefits;
- Saved about 80 % of project time & budget;
- Accelerate time to market;
- Allowed our client to promote the platform on different mobile platforms and cater to a larger target audience.
Consequently, the community-driven travel planner app is revolutionizing the way people explore and plan their trips. The app utilizes a crowdsourced approach, where users can share and access information about destinations, accommodations, transportation, and activities. By leveraging the collective knowledge and experience of the community, the app now provides personalized and authentic travel recommendations that are not available through traditional travel planning methods.
Industry and Tech Stack
React Native, ReactJS, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS 3, English, NodeJs, NestJS, MySQL, REST API, Google Map API, Google Places API, APIs, SMTP, Facebook, Google, Apple sign-in/signup
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