🌍 Xplorer

Your AI-powered travel companion — plan, chat, and book trips seamlessly with real-time collaboration and smart automation.
Xplorer is a full-stack travel platform built using modern web technologies, offering both clients and admins a rich, interactive experience.

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🚀 Features

• 🧠 AI Trip Planner
  Generate personalized travel itineraries using Gemini AI, tailored to your preferences, budget, and duration.

• 🧠 AI Destination Suggestion
  Generate mood based destination suggestion using Gemini AI, based on your mood of travel

• 💬 Real-time Group Chat
  Coordinate with fellow travelers using WebSocket-based group chat — view messages instantly and track the latest conversations.

• 🔐 Secure Authentication
  Robust login system powered by Firebase Authentication, with role-based access for clients and admins.

• 💳 Stripe Payments
  Seamless integration with Stripe Checkout to book trips and purchase credits. Backend securely verifies payment_intent and updates bookings or credits.

• 🧳 Trip Management System

  • Admins can create, update, and monitor trip packages.
  • Clients can browse curated trips, view details, and initiate bookings.

• 🌐 Search & Explore Destinations
  Search any city or country and explore available trips, hotels, and flights in an intuitive UI.

• 📊 Client & Admin Dashboards

  • Client Dashboard: View upcoming trips, bookings, and credit balance.
  • Admin Dashboard: Monitor users, trips, transactions, and platform activity.

• 📦 Modular Booking System
  Bookings support:

  • 🏨 Hotels
  • ✈️ Flights
  • 🌄 Tour Packages
    with time/date validation and availability tracking.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 14 (App Router) + TypeScript + TailwindCSS
• Backend: Express.js (TypeScript)
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: Firebase Authentication
• Payments: Stripe
• Real-time: Socket.io (for group chat)
• AI: Gemini API (for itinerary generation)

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