Product Designer ——— Mobile / Web

Product Designer ——— Mobile / Web

Making California State Parks More Discoverable and Engaging

Making California State Parks More Discoverable and Engaging

AI-Powered Itinerary Builder

California State Parks

Project Details

Project Details

Following the successful revamp of the California State Parks website, we proposed an advanced AI-powered itinerary builder designed to transform trip planning. This initiative aimed to make exploring parks more intuitive, exciting, and cost-effective, while encouraging visitors to discover lesser-known destinations.


As a UX designer, I played a crucial role in integrating AI to offer personalized trip suggestions based on user preferences and historical data, fostering deeper engagement and creating tailored, enjoyable experiences.

Following the successful revamp of the California State Parks website, we proposed an advanced AI-powered itinerary builder designed to transform trip planning. This initiative aimed to make exploring parks more intuitive, exciting, and cost-effective, while encouraging visitors to discover lesser-known destinations.


As a UX designer, I played a crucial role in integrating AI to offer personalized trip suggestions based on user preferences and historical data, fostering deeper engagement and creating tailored, enjoyable experiences.

My Role

Research & UX/UI

Timeline

2023 - Ongoing

Type

End to End Mobile App

Project Team

Nick Porter, Sr. UX Manager

Venkat N, Sr. Product Designer

Aaron Wiebe, Sr. Director

Utkarsh M, Product Owner

Problem

Problem

Many visitors tend to frequent only a few well-known parks, creating overcrowding and leaving others underexplored. Our challenge was to create a solution that would motivate visitors to discover hidden gems, explore diverse park offerings, and make trip planning effortless.

Many visitors tend to frequent only a few well-known parks, creating overcrowding and leaving others underexplored. Our challenge was to create a solution that would motivate visitors to discover hidden gems, explore diverse park offerings, and make trip planning effortless.

Challenges

Challenges

  1. Integration with Existing Systems: Ensuring seamless incorporation of the AI itinerary builder into the revamped website.


  2. Personalization at Scale: Using AI to analyze extensive data and deliver highly accurate, tailored park recommendations.


  3. Community-Driven Insights: Community-Driven Insights: Incorporating user and community feedback to refine recommendations and enhance the visitor experience.


  1. Integration with Existing Systems: Ensuring seamless incorporation of the AI itinerary builder into the revamped website.


  2. Personalization at Scale: Using AI to analyze extensive data and deliver highly accurate, tailored park recommendations.


  3. Community-Driven Insights: Community-Driven Insights: Incorporating user and community feedback to refine recommendations and enhance the visitor experience.


What I Accomplished

What I Accomplished

  1. Designed and developed the AI itinerary builder to align with user needs and broader business objectives, maximizing engagement and revenue potential.


  2. Suggested multi-park itineraries and featured lesser-known parks, improving traffic distribution and enriching visitor experiences.


  3. Developed strategies projected to boost bookings and revenue by promoting underutilized parks and optimizing travel routes for cost-efficiency.


  4. Integrated community-driven insights to ensure recommendations reflected real visitor preferences, creating a more relatable and impactful tool.

  1. Designed and developed the AI itinerary builder to align with user needs and broader business objectives, maximizing engagement and revenue potential.


  2. Suggested multi-park itineraries and featured lesser-known parks, improving traffic distribution and enriching visitor experiences.


  3. Developed strategies projected to boost bookings and revenue by promoting underutilized parks and optimizing travel routes for cost-efficiency.


  4. Integrated community-driven insights to ensure recommendations reflected real visitor preferences, creating a more relatable and impactful tool.

AI-Powered Itinerary Builder for California State Parks Case Study

AI-Powered Itinerary Builder for California State Parks Case Study

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© 2025 Venkat. All rights reserved.

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