Development of an Android APP for promoting the communication and exchange of information among tourists

Abstract

[eng] Nowadays, mobile applications have brought a variety of functions to smart phones, and make them more convenient and useful for users. This project aims to develop a mobile application which is related to the tourism. The main objective of the application is to promote and enhance the communication and exchange of information among tourists in the world. The application is addressed to tourists for sharing their travel experiences, feelings and suggestions, or search related information for preparing their future travel plans. The prototype of the application will be done in the end of this project, completing its major objectives. The work of release, improvements and maintenance of the application is not in the scope of this project. Personally, I have been interested in mobile technologies and applications for a Long time, its quick development and variety of functions really attract me. So, in my end-of-degree project, I decide to develop my first mobile application. Due to the lack of related experience, in the project, I will focus on the design and implementation of the application functions, the application’s user interface will be simple. I expect to learn some knowledge about the mobile technologies and the process of developing an application from this project. I also want to get a outlook about the mobile applications’ market. Furthermore, I hope the developed application could really be helpful and useful for the tourists meeting some of their demands.