What does it take to build a travel site like klook
a simple breakdown of what a travel site takes to build
If you think about building a travel website like klook, you may assume the cost and technical difficulty to be lower than what is required.
Perhaps the first question to ask before you start building:
Is it worth it to create such a system?
Before you sink a lot of money and time into building a travel website, please consider the possible challenges in the travel industry if you do not build a travel website:
Limited Product Innovation
Digital travel businesses often have more streamlined digital processes and can gather customer data more effectively, allowing them to develop new travel products.
Lower Global Competitiveness
Travel firms with a strong digital presence are more easily discoverable, which can attract a larger global customer base. A stronger global presence also facilitates finding better business partners.
High Costs
Non-digital firms may lack automated processes, resulting in many tasks, such as legal and business operations, needing to be handled manually.
Is it still worthwhile to develop a travel system?
Business challenges must be resolved for your website to be meaningful.
If your business relies more on personal interactions than streamlined digital processes, it’s not advisable to proceed to the next step.
Features of Klook
If you feel that despite these challenges it is worthwhile to build the site, here is a feature breakdown of what the system requires:
Dynamic Pricing
On Klook, you can observe that prices for products in Japan or Korea vary depending on location, time, and other factors. This highlights the need for your system to be dynamic enough to reflect these changes.
Multiple products
The site displays a variety of products, necessitating a database capable of presenting product details and images.
Login System
Customers need the ability to log in, create accounts, and leave reviews or comments. This requires implementing user authentication, login functionality, and user management.
Analytics
Knowing how to analyze customer data; otherwise, the data remains unused and uncollected for business purposes.
With this rough feature breakdown, you can now consider what kind of developer team you need to build such a system.
Developer profile to consider
When planning to build a system like Klook, you might choose to hire a smaller team to work over a longer duration, such as a year, or opt for a larger team to complete the project in a shorter time frame.
Either ways you need the right team for the job.
Potential rough timeline for building the project
Outline the MVP (2-3 weeks)
In this scenario, a small development team must be capable of managing various systems and integrations. The components you decide to build will impact this approach.
Forming the right team (usually around 3 weeks, depending on the project).
Depending on the number of required features, you might opt to develop a more complex system with additional team members.
System build timeline breakdown (typically around 2 weeks, depending on team skill).
The time allocated for each system feature may vary based on the team's expertise. Keep in mind that IT projects are managed by people, so delays can occur—always allow extra time for contingencies. Project deadlines can shift based on changing priorities.
Staying attentive throughout development (building the system may take 6 months to a year, depending on the team's existing resources).
Features may change or become obsolete as software projects progress, requiring adjustments. Regular communication and frequent demos of new features are also crucial.
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