

Overview
Travel XP is an app that helps traveling business oriented individuals find temporary housing and entertainment while on business trips.
Role
UI/UX Designer
Challenge
There are a lot of people that travel for reasons other than vacation and leisure. Although there are a lot of apps that users have at their disposal to find entertainment and housing options, there aren't a lot out there that help find things centered around business and networking.


Competition
VRBO
Only provides housing options without other areas of interest. Users would like to see what options they have to explore around the location they’re staying. Travel XP allows you to view local
attractions around the area that interest you.
Expedia
Only able to view hotel options for housing. While hotels are nice, people may like to feel more at home and have the option to cook for themselves. They may also look for more flexible check in and out times. Travel XP is provides these options for their users.
Airbnb
Able to view events going on in the area, but unable to view surrounding locations. Users may want the option to explore locations on their own. This allows them to come and go as they please while events are time
sensitive.



User Personas

Goal: To find a room near natural
landmarks
Goal: To find an art gallery and network

Goal: To find a room near natural
landmarks

User Needs
When someone plans a trip, there are basic needs that must be met for people to have a successful experience. Travel XP meets ands surpasses those needs for their users.
Search and reserve housing options
Check reviews for housing
View images of housing
Speak with housing host
Browse surrounding attractions
Solution
Travel XP provide travelers with housing and entertainment options around their area of business. They’re able to check reviews and speak directly with the host.


User Flow Diagram
Users were given a prototype and tasks to complete. This diagram was created with all possible routes that users needed to finish their tasks throughout the app. This helped make sure that Travel XP meets and exceeds its users needs.
User Stories
Check the housing reviews
Create a profile and
view liked locations
Search housing
locations and pay for the rental

Low Fidelity
Screens were thought out and drafted to start the ground work for Travel XP based on the User Flow Diagram. The main goal was to give users the ability to sign up, create a profile and search for housing and attraction locations.










Style Guide
Travel XP helps its users stay business oriented by providing sharp technical designs.
Typography
Arial
Bold / Regular
35 bold
30 bold
22 bold
20 bold
20 regular
18 bold
18 regular
16 bold
16 regular
14 regular
12 bold
12 regular
11 regular
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Icons

Colors
#35385A
#997FCE
#00CECB
#FF508A
#FCFC8E
#D9CCFF
#C7C4CF
#FFFFFF
More screens were added to give more power to the user and help them successfully complete their goals on the app. Users are now able to:
Medium Fidelity
User able to browse and like local attractions
View images of the location
View saved likes under
their profile to quickly
revisit locations




















User Feedback
Several people tested the app and shared some of their opinions to help take Travel XP reach to the next level and give the user a better overall experience.
User 1
You could make the exit icon a little brighter to stand out on the
app. You should also make it smaller to fit in with the rest of the icons.
User 2
You should position the icons to be placed on the left to coincide with most apps.
User 3
Consider creating more space on the reserve wireframe to give things more breathing room.






User able to browse housing options
High Fidelity
View images of the room
Read reviews of previous people that stayed in the room
Able to place dates and number guests staying
Finally able to make the reservations for the room





Final Study
Images and colors were finally added to bring Travel XP to life.















Takeaways
Travel XP could use filters in the housing option to choose to stay with people in similar fields to help network. There's also room for the app to have the option to view organized events catered to their field.


