Live as a local

Love the destination, experience the travel…

The idea

Have you ever thought that everything you perceive and experience, may have a hidden value? That somewhere there is a mesmerizing view that is yet to be discovered? If you wish to explore the secrets beyond the superficial, tourist-like, common experiences, our site is more than willing to help you achieve it.

Developed in the context of a university project for the “Apps,Games and Coding Lab”, our site aims to drag you away from the everyday routine activities and not only motivate your inner need for knowledge , but also offer deep, accurate insight of places and experiences definitely worth living for.

Goal

The purpose of our website is to create a distinctive travel agency, with the main purpose of fulfilling travel experiences. To offer alternative options/life experiences to less popular or maybe even unknown destinations in Greece and abroad, from urban landscapes to little villages and mysterious lakes to breathtaking, local monuments that are not usually visited. It will not be just another travel agency, nor a simple one. It applies to people of all ages, who are interested in more than just a trip to a foreign country. For those who are looking for true experience, living under normal and everyday conditions, in places not so touristy and crowded.

Functions

Users will be able to both search for and suggest the destinations they want in the world map. The suggestions will be checked by the site’s managers and if they meet their purpose, they will be registered. Each location will have individual functions:

· Navigation on a map of the area.

· Ability to register accommodation, entertainment and business outlets by professionals.

· Ability to register attractions, emergency points (pharmacies, clinics, police departments, embassies, consulates) from visitors. Guest will be able to comment all those functions. All comments will be reviewed before uploading and if they meet the correct usage terms, they will be accepted.

· Access to information about public transport and the details related to it (tickets, fare, departure times) with redirection to the official websites of the municipalities — regions belonging to the destinations.

· Tourist Use Dictionary with the most useful words and phrases the visitor will need, if it is a country other than his own.

Our team (Pro.Ago): Poppy Kousi, Eleftheria Kostoula-Athanasiou, Dimitri Makris, Marissa Moumouri, Giannis Spiliopoulos, Aris Tzimas and Eirinaios Trapetsas

AD&PR Lab Professors: Dr. Stavros Kaperonis, Betty Tsakarestou