This document proposes a mobile app and web portal called ADBhav that allows travelers and hosts in India to connect for affordable accommodation and cultural exchange. Users would register with verified details and be assigned a trust score. Travelers could search profiles and contact hosts based on trust scores and reviews. Stays would promote cultural learning and community assistance in exchange for low or no housing costs. The service aims to make travel more affordable and locally immersive compared to existing global or hotel options, while maintaining strong user verification.
2. BUT
Costly hotels.
Don’t know, how to roam and explore new
places cheaply and quickly.
How to learn about local culture.
Trust and safety issues in connecting with
local people.
3. Providing mobile app and web portal for
traveller and host to
Share house and cultural values
stringent verification process which
includes id verification, social page
verification, work place verification
and on which basis trust score is
generated
4. Hosts and Travelers will register themselves with their
details on ADBhav
Registration
ADBhav will verify their details like work place, identity,
address, social page, and will generate their trust score.
Verification
Traveler will search and contact Host. On basis of ADBhav
profile, trust score, and reviews, they can choose each other
Searching and Contacting
After visit, traveller and host can write each other reviews and
give points, which may increase or decrease their trust score.
Review
5. For selfless service(rare but possible).
For exchanging culture.
For exchanging their stays with each other.
Traveller may add values in host’s life by
a) Helping Old people or other people with
their household work like cooking.
b) Helping Students in studies.
c) Helping People with their hobbies like
dancing, singing, yoga etc.
6. 1. Already 1,73,000 Indians registered on
global site couchsurfing.com for providing
free accommodation, but they are global
portal and a lot of special changes should be
done to suit the Indian market
2. Nearly 7 million foreigners visit in India in
2013.
3. Billions of Indians visit different places in
India every year.
8. Initial service free of cost.
With time, verification charges will be
applied.
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9. 1. CouchSurfing provides free service, local
houses but not famous in India and not
have strong verification system.).
2. AirBnB.com(provide local houses but
expensive).
3. Hostels.com(expensive and no local culture
values).