The Solo Traveler's compass
User Scenarios:
1. Karen is flying to NYC for a three days marketing strategies workshop. She needs to ensure her presentations are available and that her hardware is compatible in conference room.
Furthermore, she needs to dress to “own it”. She uses YOLOS to create a packing list so she wonʼt forget all the accessories that will allow her to go from tech guru to fashionista.
Work travel is hectic, YOLOS queues up all of Karenʼs point of destination and displays it in an intuitive itinerary that includes flights, information on all modes of ground transportation, hotel information, and appointments with contact info.
While en-route, Karen makes a crucial change to one of her presentation. She uses YOLOS to locate all the printing places near her hotel and send her file to be printed. She also realizes that she needs an extra hard drive. Karen “YOLOS it” to find a local NYC currier who is willing and able to pick up her hard drive and her printed presentation. Within minutes of checking into her hotel, Karen has all the necessary missing items delivered to her room. She is now ready for her presentation tomorrow.
* From the airport to Hotel, Karen knew wanted room service. She was able to “YOLOS it” to view the hotelʼs menu and order ahead. After 30mins of checking into her room, room service was delivered.
After an intense day at work, Karen doesnʼt want to be alone in her hotel.She “YOLOS it” to find reviews and suggestions on a fun location for solo dinner around her hotel. YOLOS gives Karen a list of restaurants and bars that are friendly to solo diners. Karen picks one and heads over. YOLOS shows her where to go as well as time and schedule for all of the trains and routes to her destination of choice. After a great dinner, YOLOS pings Karen about the trainʼs schedule changes after 1AM. She catches the last train back to the hotel to rest for tomorrowʼs work day.
Karen had such an amazing traveling experience that she decides to sign-up for the social section of YOLOS to connect with fellow solo travelers on her next trip, whether it is for work or leisure.
2. Alexis is an adventurous soul, always looking to find experience that thrill, challenge, and leave her with a new perspective on life. With two weeks vacation, she searches online for flights overseas to far away destinations. She happens to find a cheap ticket to Lima, Peru and books knowing nothing about her destination. Using YOLOS, she enters her dates of travel to populate the itinerary. She then use the share feature in YOLOS to send to close friends to solicit their opinions. She grants her friends editing rights. She checks her YOLOS a day or two later. Her itinerary is now populated with cities and sites suggested by friends. She happily browses the new list and edits her itinerary to her liking.
When Alexis lands in Lima, she learns her baggage has not. She talked to the local information kiosk and they told her they will call her when they locate her baggage. Alexisʼs YOLOS app already has “lost baggage” contact info.
YOLOS providers her with a list of alternatives places to get some of her essentials through the Travel Oopsies feature.
While waiting for her bag to arrive, Alexis explores Lima and after discovering new places through YOLOS, she decides to change her itinerary on the go. She uses YOLOS to move Puno up the list before Lake Tikicaca and Machu Picchu. YOLOS help update her schedule seamlessly allowing her to connect with local transportation, access accommodation to adjust the logistic to her new schedule.
Damien has read so much so about Australia, he decided to take a leap year and go out there to explore the land down under. He booked a ticket to Australia. As an explorer, Damienʼs pre-trip game plan is to get a one-way ticket to his destination and pre-book a safe place to crash until he figure things out.
YOLOS helps Damien in his search for temporary lodging with a list of available hostels, hotels, and temporary housing. The list also displays pricing, cleanliness, and safety ratings for each of the locations.
YOLOS can help him navigate through this once in a lifetime experience. With YOLOS, Damien is able to access weather and terrain information that will inform him what to pack.
Having a pre-trip check list that includes:
- Visits to the doctor to get the right prescription for preventative care on his trips - Links to government site with warnings about safety and culture norms
- Appropriate clothing to handle the local climate
With YOLOS, Damien was also able to build a customize itinerary for his day of arrival. The YOLOS itinerary allows him to pull in local transport schedule and location so he can safely and easily travel straight from the airport without stress.
YOLOS continue to be an informative companion for Damien as he continues his journey of exploration. Not only that, YOLOS “My Stories” feature allows Damien to easily document his journey through interactive media rich template journal. While traveling, Damien and share photos and clips of his journal to his social network. Up return, Damien can easily review his documentation of his journey and share with friends, family, as well as achieved “his stories” to share with the YOLOS community.
4. Skyler has been living in different town and cities ever since his adolescence. Most would consider him a vagabond, but he would like to think of himself as free spirit unbounded by the borders of man made territories.
Skyler has the same basic needs as anyone: Community, Food, and Shelter
In each town, Skyler uses YOLOS to find his community. Co-op housing, hostel, or campgrounds. To fund his lifestyle, Skyler uses YOLOS to locate organic farms, Co-Op work places, as well as local shop that are hiring for the season or other temporary work.
Skyler opts into YOLOS Social and creates an online profile that uniquely identifies him. With YOLOS Social he can reach out to others like him on the road to get recommendations on where to go to find jobs, shelter, and other tips. He can also write recommendations of the places he has been to help other travelers on YOLOS.
5. Daniel lives far away from his family. He misses them so he often plans fun trips to visit. In YOLOS, he creates his itinerary with specific dates and a list of destinations that he thinks his family would enjoy experiencing with him. He then sends the list over to his family to get their opinions. His son opens up the itinerary and compares it with his schedule. Danielʼs son suggests the group push the date to two weeks later so his wife can join.
Daniel accepts the amended itinerary and uses YOLOS to look up activities to add to the itinerary, activities that he thinks his daughter-in-law would also enjoy. Daniel found concerts and a DIY workshop to create urban garden in small apartments. He added those items to his itinerary sends out the new list. His family is thrilled with the activities on his list and is really excited to see him. Now with everyone on board, the family knows exactly the plan for the four days that they get to spend together. They wonʼt have to waste precious time deciding what to do or miss out on fun events because they didnʼt get tickets on time. Looking at his final itinerary, Daniel booked movie tickets, RSVP time at some well reviewed dinner spots. He was able to add all the
information into his itinerary, which will remind him of time and locations when heʼs on the go all in the convenience of his mobile device.
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6. Christine is planning her big Vegas Vacation. She uses YOLOS to block out the dates for her trip. She has a budget to work with so she entered $900 USD into the budgeting option in the itinerary builder. The budgeting feature allows Christine to see which activities are in and out of her budget range.
While lounging at her hotel pool waiting for the evening activities, Christine uses YOLOS social features to see who is also going to the electronic rave and light show that night. She has the option to ping others and meet other users or to ask them for information on other shows in Vegas.
Christine makes her plans for the night and decided to order a glass of champagne to start off the night. The waiter at the hotel pool informed her that sadly, they donʼt have champagne so Christine uses YOLOS to see if thereʼs other option nearby. She finds a nice restaurant in a few blocks away that carries the champagne along with an exquisite menu. Adding the dinner to her itinerary, YOLOS informs her that sheʼs over budget but Christine decides to go for it -- after all it was her vacation and she wants to indulge!
1. Karen is flying to NYC for a three days marketing strategies workshop. She needs to ensure her presentations are available and that her hardware is compatible in conference room.
Furthermore, she needs to dress to “own it”. She uses YOLOS to create a packing list so she wonʼt forget all the accessories that will allow her to go from tech guru to fashionista.
Work travel is hectic, YOLOS queues up all of Karenʼs point of destination and displays it in an intuitive itinerary that includes flights, information on all modes of ground transportation, hotel information, and appointments with contact info.
While en-route, Karen makes a crucial change to one of her presentation. She uses YOLOS to locate all the printing places near her hotel and send her file to be printed. She also realizes that she needs an extra hard drive. Karen “YOLOS it” to find a local NYC currier who is willing and able to pick up her hard drive and her printed presentation. Within minutes of checking into her hotel, Karen has all the necessary missing items delivered to her room. She is now ready for her presentation tomorrow.
* From the airport to Hotel, Karen knew wanted room service. She was able to “YOLOS it” to view the hotelʼs menu and order ahead. After 30mins of checking into her room, room service was delivered.
After an intense day at work, Karen doesnʼt want to be alone in her hotel.She “YOLOS it” to find reviews and suggestions on a fun location for solo dinner around her hotel. YOLOS gives Karen a list of restaurants and bars that are friendly to solo diners. Karen picks one and heads over. YOLOS shows her where to go as well as time and schedule for all of the trains and routes to her destination of choice. After a great dinner, YOLOS pings Karen about the trainʼs schedule changes after 1AM. She catches the last train back to the hotel to rest for tomorrowʼs work day.
Karen had such an amazing traveling experience that she decides to sign-up for the social section of YOLOS to connect with fellow solo travelers on her next trip, whether it is for work or leisure.
2. Alexis is an adventurous soul, always looking to find experience that thrill, challenge, and leave her with a new perspective on life. With two weeks vacation, she searches online for flights overseas to far away destinations. She happens to find a cheap ticket to Lima, Peru and books knowing nothing about her destination. Using YOLOS, she enters her dates of travel to populate the itinerary. She then use the share feature in YOLOS to send to close friends to solicit their opinions. She grants her friends editing rights. She checks her YOLOS a day or two later. Her itinerary is now populated with cities and sites suggested by friends. She happily browses the new list and edits her itinerary to her liking.
When Alexis lands in Lima, she learns her baggage has not. She talked to the local information kiosk and they told her they will call her when they locate her baggage. Alexisʼs YOLOS app already has “lost baggage” contact info.
YOLOS providers her with a list of alternatives places to get some of her essentials through the Travel Oopsies feature.
While waiting for her bag to arrive, Alexis explores Lima and after discovering new places through YOLOS, she decides to change her itinerary on the go. She uses YOLOS to move Puno up the list before Lake Tikicaca and Machu Picchu. YOLOS help update her schedule seamlessly allowing her to connect with local transportation, access accommodation to adjust the logistic to her new schedule.
Damien has read so much so about Australia, he decided to take a leap year and go out there to explore the land down under. He booked a ticket to Australia. As an explorer, Damienʼs pre-trip game plan is to get a one-way ticket to his destination and pre-book a safe place to crash until he figure things out.
YOLOS helps Damien in his search for temporary lodging with a list of available hostels, hotels, and temporary housing. The list also displays pricing, cleanliness, and safety ratings for each of the locations.
YOLOS can help him navigate through this once in a lifetime experience. With YOLOS, Damien is able to access weather and terrain information that will inform him what to pack.
Having a pre-trip check list that includes:
- Visits to the doctor to get the right prescription for preventative care on his trips - Links to government site with warnings about safety and culture norms
- Appropriate clothing to handle the local climate
With YOLOS, Damien was also able to build a customize itinerary for his day of arrival. The YOLOS itinerary allows him to pull in local transport schedule and location so he can safely and easily travel straight from the airport without stress.
YOLOS continue to be an informative companion for Damien as he continues his journey of exploration. Not only that, YOLOS “My Stories” feature allows Damien to easily document his journey through interactive media rich template journal. While traveling, Damien and share photos and clips of his journal to his social network. Up return, Damien can easily review his documentation of his journey and share with friends, family, as well as achieved “his stories” to share with the YOLOS community.
4. Skyler has been living in different town and cities ever since his adolescence. Most would consider him a vagabond, but he would like to think of himself as free spirit unbounded by the borders of man made territories.
Skyler has the same basic needs as anyone: Community, Food, and Shelter
In each town, Skyler uses YOLOS to find his community. Co-op housing, hostel, or campgrounds. To fund his lifestyle, Skyler uses YOLOS to locate organic farms, Co-Op work places, as well as local shop that are hiring for the season or other temporary work.
Skyler opts into YOLOS Social and creates an online profile that uniquely identifies him. With YOLOS Social he can reach out to others like him on the road to get recommendations on where to go to find jobs, shelter, and other tips. He can also write recommendations of the places he has been to help other travelers on YOLOS.
5. Daniel lives far away from his family. He misses them so he often plans fun trips to visit. In YOLOS, he creates his itinerary with specific dates and a list of destinations that he thinks his family would enjoy experiencing with him. He then sends the list over to his family to get their opinions. His son opens up the itinerary and compares it with his schedule. Danielʼs son suggests the group push the date to two weeks later so his wife can join.
Daniel accepts the amended itinerary and uses YOLOS to look up activities to add to the itinerary, activities that he thinks his daughter-in-law would also enjoy. Daniel found concerts and a DIY workshop to create urban garden in small apartments. He added those items to his itinerary sends out the new list. His family is thrilled with the activities on his list and is really excited to see him. Now with everyone on board, the family knows exactly the plan for the four days that they get to spend together. They wonʼt have to waste precious time deciding what to do or miss out on fun events because they didnʼt get tickets on time. Looking at his final itinerary, Daniel booked movie tickets, RSVP time at some well reviewed dinner spots. He was able to add all the
information into his itinerary, which will remind him of time and locations when heʼs on the go all in the convenience of his mobile device.
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6. Christine is planning her big Vegas Vacation. She uses YOLOS to block out the dates for her trip. She has a budget to work with so she entered $900 USD into the budgeting option in the itinerary builder. The budgeting feature allows Christine to see which activities are in and out of her budget range.
While lounging at her hotel pool waiting for the evening activities, Christine uses YOLOS social features to see who is also going to the electronic rave and light show that night. She has the option to ping others and meet other users or to ask them for information on other shows in Vegas.
Christine makes her plans for the night and decided to order a glass of champagne to start off the night. The waiter at the hotel pool informed her that sadly, they donʼt have champagne so Christine uses YOLOS to see if thereʼs other option nearby. She finds a nice restaurant in a few blocks away that carries the champagne along with an exquisite menu. Adding the dinner to her itinerary, YOLOS informs her that sheʼs over budget but Christine decides to go for it -- after all it was her vacation and she wants to indulge!
