Capstone-TravelBug

A location-based travel explorer to discover nearby places with search, filters, and interactive maps.

🌍 Nearby Travel Explorer & Guide

📌 Project Description

Nearby Travel Explorer & Guide is a web application that helps users discover and explore nearby places based on a selected location. The application uses the Map API to fetch location-based data and integrates Map to visually display places. Users can search, filter, and sort results dynamically.

This project focuses on building an interactive travel exploration platform using JavaScript and modern web technologies.

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🎯 Objectives

• Fetch and display nearby places using a public API
• Implement search, filtering, and sorting using JavaScript
• Display locations on an interactive map
• Build a responsive and interactive UI

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🚀 Features

🔍 Search Functionality

• Search places by name

📊 Data Handling

• Filter using .filter() (category/distance)
• Sort using .sort() (rating/popularity)

⭐ Place Details

• Name
• Description
• Ratings
• Images

🎨 UI Features

• Card-based layout
• Category filter buttons
• Responsive design
• Loading indicator

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🌐 APIs Used

• API_KEY = "lfkhYciUneb1Pg0WRoNu1ndHy6uw91PIOXR9OphcsxVlqTm4EpJf5Fmy"
• API_KEY = "https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/summary/${place}"

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• HTML
• CSS / Tailwind CSS / Bootstrap (optional)
• JavaScript
• Fetch API

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📅 Milestones to be Covered

• ✅ API Integration using fetch
• ✅ Search, Filter, Sort using HOFs
• ✅ Interactive UI Design

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📌 Future Scope

• Add user reviews and ratings
• Integrate weather data
• Add trip planning feature
• Build a Community

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💡 Developer

RENUKA