endorsedOngoing

Online tours platform development (web and mobile)

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

Duration

98 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 June 2018

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Washington, United States of America

Project Summary

Latitude Technolabs developed the server-side platform (PHP/Laravel/MySQL) and mobile apps (iOS and Android) for an online tours platform. The vendor supported integrations with mapping, in-app purchases and navigation SDKs and worked with a 6-person team including QA and mobile developers. The platform grew to over 10,000 users and continued to onboard partners and premium content.

Key Challenges

Build a platform that allows anyone to design a tour via the web and for users to take tours via mobile apps
Support different methods for walking and driving tours
Use GPS to pinpoint user location and trigger in-app events

Project Deliverables

Server-side application built with PHP using the Laravel framework
MySQL database
iOS and Android mobile apps
Integration with multiple SDKs for maps, in-app purchases, and navigation
Ongoing development and support

Project Solution

Referred to Latitude, the client engaged them for full development of the platform. Latitude developed the server side using PHP and the Laravel framework with MySQL as the database, and built iPhone and Android mobile apps. The team integrated multiple third-party SDKs for maps, in‑app purchases, and navigation, and worked with a six-developer team including web, back-end, QA and mobile developers to deliver and support the platform.

Project Outcome

Platform grew to over 10,000 users.
New partners joined and created premium content regularly.
Client expected to reach 200,000 users within about 12 months after official release.

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

PHP
Laravel
MySQL

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Thanks to Latitude Technolabs Private Limited's effort, the client's platform managed to grow to 10,000 users. The team continuously saw the big picture, provided prompt replies, and suggested advance solutions. They were knowledgable and fun to work with.”
Uri Sperling
CEO
Date: 09/08/2020