A Mobile Itinerary Browser App for Backpacking

摘要

When it becomes much easier to search travel information, more and more people choose self-guided tours rather than package tours. Many social websites have emerged where people can share and discuss their travel plans before departure. After making plans, many backpackers write their plans on small paper notebooks for reference on their journeys. In this paper, a Mobile Travel Support System, referred to as MTSS, for self-guided travel is presented. We've prototyped a web-based travel plan editor where a user can make a travel plan, as well as a smart phone app where the user can look up the plan anytime and anywhere. Both subsystems integrate with Google Maps and other 3rd party information systems. Experiment results have successfully demonstrated that the proposed MTSS can significantly help backpackers make self-guide travel easy and convenient.