TravelHub
TravelHub started as a planner I built for myself. One simple place to keep track of the trip, from daily plans and bookings to who's coming and how much we're spending.
Plans, bookings, people and budget
organized from day one.
I plan a lot of trips for myself, with my partner, and for the whole group. Every time, I ended up stitching the plan together across a spreadsheet, my inbox and three chat threads.
TravelHub is the tool I wished existed: one place to plan the whole trip, day by day, with the budget sitting quietly alongside.
Flights in email, hotels in chat, ideas in notes. Nothing shows the whole trip in one view.
It's hard to see what actually happens on each day, or what's still missing before you go.
Who’s coming, what’s booked, what’s left to spend - everyone keeps asking instead of having one place to see it all.
To understand whether others faced similar challenges, I spoke with six people who had recently planned a trip and explored the tools they used along the way. Their insights revealed four recurring patterns that helped shape the direction of the product.
The interviews revealed similar planning needs across different types of travelers. Whether traveling solo, as a couple, or in a group, the need to keep plans and spending connected remained consistent.
The trip serves as the app’s central hub, bringing the itinerary, bookings, and budget into one connected planning flow. Instead of treating them as separate tools, the experience keeps every decision within the context of the trip.
Home & overview
The heart of it
Alongside the plan
Flights & docs
Who & tasks
Core flow: build the day-by-day plan
from Trips home
pick a day
a few taps
and its cost rolls into the budget
Low-fidelity wireframes helped define the app’s hierarchy and navigation early on - placing the day-by-day itinerary at the center, with bookings and budget supporting the planning flow.
A consistent design system keeps the experience clear and familiar, while creating a sense of ease and anticipation throughout the journey.
The final interface brings the planning experience together - keeping each trip, its daily plans, bookings, and shared details connected and easy to navigate.
Thoughtful interactions keep planning quick, connected, and predictable with every action reflected across the trip.
Flights, stays, and activities come together in a single day-by-day and map view, making the entire trip easy to scan.
Add a booking and it lands on the right day automatically, while its cost updates the remaining budget in the background.
Common choices are pre-selected and recent preferences remembered, reducing repetitive input and making adding plans faster.
Empty days and sections guide users toward the next action instead of leaving them at a dead end.
Five unmoderated usability tests helped uncover friction in navigation, planning, and budget comprehension. Each finding directly informed the final experience.
Users struggled to switch between trips.
Made the trip switcher persistent and visible at the top of every screen.
Users struggled to connect new bookings with the right day.
Let users add bookings directly to a day, keeping the action within the planning flow.
“Committed” vs. “Paid” caused confusion.
Led with “Money left to spend” and moved the detailed breakdown below.
What started as a spreadsheet for planning my own trips evolved into a complete, tested mobile experience.
A focused end-to-end travel planning concept that brings itinerary, bookings, and budget into one connected experience.
Starting with a problem I knew firsthand gave the project focus. Testing with others challenged my assumptions and made the experience stronger.
Start with a real need. Protect the core experience. Let every feature earn its place.