Overview
About the Project
Local Leo is a research project that aims to understand the economic systems shaping travel and tourism by integrating AI with human expertise. It explores how a human-AI collaboration model can create new value in the industry while enhancing efficiency and delivering seamless, personalised travel experiences.
Research Methods
The research methods include extensive secondary research, utilising various mapping techniques with tools like Adobe Illustrator and Miro, and engaging in collaborative discussions to analyse and design solutions.
Duration: 4 weeks
Collaborators
Swasti Solanki
Tanya Agarwal
Azelia Marrisa Shankar
Eeshna Gupta
Mentor: Koray Caliskan
Professor, New Economies and Societies.
Parsons School of Design, The New School
Value Proposition
LocaLeo is an AI-powered travel and tourism app designed to revolutionise the way people plan and experience their trips. Acting as a comprehensive travel Chatbot, the app caters to diverse travel needs, ensuring a seamless and personalised journey for every traveler.
LocaLeo operates on a Human + AI model, where travel agents collaborate with AI to deliver tailored, efficient, and high-quality experiences. LocaLeo aims to create a travel ecosystem that combines cutting-edge technology with human insight, making every journey effortless and memorable.
Key Features
Booking Assistance
Easily book tickets for flights, trains, and local attractions through an intuitive interface.
Personalised
Recommendations
Receive tailored suggestions for places to visit, dine, or shop, based on your preferences and interests.
Human + AI Collaboration
Travel agents support AI integration to provide curated experiences and a touch of human empathy.
City Navigation
Access real-time navigation support, with tailored suggestions for routes, transport options, and traffic updates.
Budget and Finance
Management
Track and manage your trip expenses, with automated budgeting features in real-time.
Incentives for Locals
Local shops and artists get recognition from tourists and other people in the city on the app.
Real-Time Language
Translation
Communicate effortlessly through advanced language translation tools.
Health Activity Tracking
Stay mindful of your health with integrated activity tracking, ensuring well-being during your travels.
24x7 Availability
As opposed to human travel agents who work fixed time during the day, LocalLeo is available 24x7 across all time zones.
Systems Map
Form: Hierarchy of concentric layers depicting the relationships among partnerships, value creation, stakeholders, and the business model.
Function: Highlights how different systems of value (economic, cultural, environmental) are involved through the AI
Flowchart Map
Form: Flowchart mapping interactions among stakeholders such as travel agents in the workforce, AI and clients.
Function: Visualises how LocaLeo facilitates repetitive and time-consuming client-facing tasks, allowing for travel agents to move into more strategic or creative roles as shown in the workforce chart.
Journey Map
Form: Linear timeline showing how travellers engage with LocaLeo (from planning to experiencing and reflecting).
Function: Demonstrates economic impacts at each touchpoint, such as spending on local services or eco-tours.
