Vacai - AI Travel Planner App

Vacai is an AI-powered travel planner application that allows users to effortlessly plan their trips with personalized suggestions for destinations, places to visit, restaurants, and hotels. With Vacai, you can generate a complete travel itinerary, view maps, explore places, and get recommendations for an unforgettable vacation experience.

Features

• User Authentication: Secure login and sign-up process for personalized trip planning.
• Set Destination: Input your destination and receive smart suggestions powered by AI.
• Who's Travelling: Specify the people going on the trip to personalize recommendations.
• Trip Dates: Select the start and end dates for your vacation.
• Budget Setting: Define a budget for your trip to get tailored suggestions based on your spending limits.
• AI-generated Trip Itinerary:
  • View complete travel details, including places to visit, restaurants, and hotels.
  • See recommendations for each day of your trip.
  • Explore maps and location details for each place.
  • View photos of destinations, restaurants, and hotels.
  • Discover top attractions and hidden gems in your travel destination.
• Complete Itinerary Page: A dedicated page for your entire trip plan, showing the itinerary for each day.

Tech Stack

• React Native: Cross-platform mobile app development.
• Expo: Framework for building and deploying React Native applications.
• Firebase Authentication: Secure user authentication for sign-in and sign-up.
• Firestore Database: NoSQL cloud database for storing travel data.
• Gemini AI: Powering the AI travel planning feature.
• Google APIs: Google Autocomplete, Places, and Images API for location and photo data.
• Lottie: For engaging and smooth animations.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ShadowSlayer03/Vacai-AI-Travel-Planner-App.git
   cd <name of the folder>
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

   OR if u get peer deps issue,

   npm install --legacy-peer-deps
   

3. Add the environment variables as provided in the .env.sample.

4. Start the Expo development server:

   npm run start
   

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.

2. Create a new feature branch:

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature
   

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m 'Add some feature'
   

4. Push to the branch:

   git push origin feature/your-feature
   

5. Open a Pull Request.