The Solo Traveler's compass
Product Summary
YOLOS is a device agnostic technology that aid travelers by giving them the tools to plan, organize, and share information relating to their trip in the convenience of one single location . YOLOS offers an interactive ITINERARY feature with an automated packing list to help travelers to build and share with their network to get suggestions. While on en-route, YOLOS allows users to access their saved itinerary as well as tools to make real time decisions. Once the trip is over all of the user's photos and videos is conveniently curated in an interactive journal feature that they can share with friends and family or social network without wasting time sorting through thousands of photos. YOLOS enhance the travel experience and inspire people to embark on journey of self-discovery and exploration.
YOLOS: To travel is to live
Product Goals
1. Deliver reliable information for trip planning with customized itinerary while allowing flexible features that reflect changes, updates, and sharing while on the go.
2. Provide clear and intuitive interface, to takes away the stress of being in a foreign location with pertinent information to make logistics of travel a delightful experience.
3. Increase safety by creating a trusted network/ community of potential traveling companions allowing the users to make friends on the road and get answers from experienced travelers who can to make friends on the road or get answer questions on s on travel related topics.
4. Allow users to quickly make alternative plan and save trips in the unfortunate scenario where things don’t go according to plan.
5. Enable discovery of serendipitous interactions and experiences through unique activities that weren’t on the original itinerary.
6. Record, remember, and relive trip details and memories through the journal feature in a media rich interactive presentation.
Logistics:
Sync both web and app version seamlessly
Aggregate information from large database of multiple sources ( partnersʼ API)
Cloud store rage and local access for maps, routes, packing list, etc. Sync with GPS
Connect to SQL data from multiple devices
Options to sync with major social network
Product Pillars
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Intelligent
Ease of use Smart Features Independent Time Saving Organized |
Accurate
Trusted Community Accurate Info Relevant Info to users Offer Peace of Mind On-the-go info for Plan B Accessible in all locations |
Exciting
Encouraging Exploration Delightful Surprises Connected to fellows explorers Enable “off the Beaten Path” info Fun Engagement |
Pre-Trip feature: An Interactive Itinerary to answers the following question for the traveler:
- How do I get there?
- Where will I stay (shelter)?
- How can I stay safe (physically, legally (foreign laws), and medically)
YOLOS Interactive Itinerary gives:
Planning Tools
Information on Destination
Information on Transportation
Maps
Point of Interest
Schedule of Itinerary
Suggested Packing List
Medical Care
Safety Concerns
En-Route feature: The Interactive Intinerary in YOLOS with GPS enable feature rich actions to answer the following questions for the traveler:
How do I find things I’m interested in?
How do I find things to satisfy my creature comfort needs?
Delightfully surprise me
Encourage me to explore off the beaten path and out of comfort zone
Allow me to me find my creature comforts in:
Locally saved Checklist
Locally saved Map
Locally saved Itinerary list
Pop-up recommendations on while on the go (interests based on your itinerary and local specialties)
Real time Map with GPS
Schedule of selected transportation with notification if there is a time change
Schedule of selected destination with notification
Access to list of available food places that “you like” on location of arrival
Being able to pull up menus for room service
Emergency contacts
Alerts on your phone when your planned activities changed due to weather, traffic, or unforeseen incidents
YOLOS Social: Community, Connection, Real time, Forums,
Gear list: Partner, feature gears
Content: Feature writers, Travel tips and tricks, Travel Stories
Post-Trip Features:
Trip Journal with data pulled from itinerary
Map of your itinerary for scrapbook, geo-location of photos taken ( different ways to search/ browse map.)
Multimedia of your trip in review
Achievable packing list, user can star their favorite items
Multimedia sync to map, location, dates and music
Suggestions: laundry place, nearest food place, and recovery drinks
Trip reviews: Photo album of the location. List of people you meet via YOLOS Social or in real life, so you can keep in contact
Archived trips for future review, share with friends, and or other YOLOS users
Upload your stories to the News Feed and to the archived of Travel Stories (curated template to feed directly to your blog, includes links to tweet, photo ready to share to Pinterest and Instagram.
- How do I get there?
- Where will I stay (shelter)?
- How can I stay safe (physically, legally (foreign laws), and medically)
YOLOS Interactive Itinerary gives:
Planning Tools
Information on Destination
Information on Transportation
Maps
Point of Interest
Schedule of Itinerary
Suggested Packing List
Medical Care
Safety Concerns
En-Route feature: The Interactive Intinerary in YOLOS with GPS enable feature rich actions to answer the following questions for the traveler:
How do I find things I’m interested in?
How do I find things to satisfy my creature comfort needs?
Delightfully surprise me
Encourage me to explore off the beaten path and out of comfort zone
Allow me to me find my creature comforts in:
Locally saved Checklist
Locally saved Map
Locally saved Itinerary list
Pop-up recommendations on while on the go (interests based on your itinerary and local specialties)
Real time Map with GPS
Schedule of selected transportation with notification if there is a time change
Schedule of selected destination with notification
Access to list of available food places that “you like” on location of arrival
Being able to pull up menus for room service
Emergency contacts
Alerts on your phone when your planned activities changed due to weather, traffic, or unforeseen incidents
YOLOS Social: Community, Connection, Real time, Forums,
Gear list: Partner, feature gears
Content: Feature writers, Travel tips and tricks, Travel Stories
Post-Trip Features:
Trip Journal with data pulled from itinerary
Map of your itinerary for scrapbook, geo-location of photos taken ( different ways to search/ browse map.)
Multimedia of your trip in review
Achievable packing list, user can star their favorite items
Multimedia sync to map, location, dates and music
Suggestions: laundry place, nearest food place, and recovery drinks
Trip reviews: Photo album of the location. List of people you meet via YOLOS Social or in real life, so you can keep in contact
Archived trips for future review, share with friends, and or other YOLOS users
Upload your stories to the News Feed and to the archived of Travel Stories (curated template to feed directly to your blog, includes links to tweet, photo ready to share to Pinterest and Instagram.
