EventTrip Planner

EventTrip Planner is a full-stack web application that helps users discover events and automatically build complete travel packages around them.

The app searches for:

• Events (SeatGeek API)
• Flights (Google Flights via SerpAPI)
• Hotels (Google Hotels via SerpAPI)

It then combines the results into a trip package that includes:

• Event information
• Flight details
• Hotel recommendations
• Total trip cost
• Budget tracking
• Distance from hotel to venue

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Features

Event Search

Search for:

• Sports games
• Concerts
• Comedy shows
• Any event available through SeatGeek

Flight Search

Finds flights between:

• User origin city
• Event destination city

Displays:

• Airline
• Flight number
• Departure airport
• Arrival airport
• Flight cost

Hotel Search

Finds hotels near the event city.

Displays:

• Hotel name
• Rating
• Cost per night
• Distance to venue

Budget Tracking

Users can enter a budget and the app shows:

• Total trip cost
• Budget used percentage
• Budget meter visualization

Distance to Venue

Calculates the distance between:

• Selected hotel
• Event venue

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Tech Stack

Frontend

• React
• Vite
• JavaScript
• CSS

Backend

• Python
• Flask
• Flask-CORS

APIs

• SeatGeek API
• SerpAPI Google Flights
• SerpAPI Google Hotels

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Project Structure

Event-Trip-Planner/
│
├── backend/
│   ├── services/
│   │   ├── seatgeek.py
│   │   ├── flights.py
│   │   ├── hotels.py
│   │   └── planner.py
│   │
│   ├── app.py
│   ├── requirements.txt
│   └── .env
│
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── App.jsx
│   │   ├── main.jsx
│   │   └── styles.css
│   │
│   ├── package.json
│   └── vite.config.js
│
└── README.md

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Setup

Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/SakthiThan03/Event-Trip-Planner.git
cd Event-Trip-Planner

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Backend Setup

Navigate to backend:

cd backend

Create virtual environment:

python -m venv venv

Activate environment:

Mac/Linux:

source venv/bin/activate

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Create a .env file:

SEATGEEK_CLIENT_ID=YOUR_ID
SEATGEEK_CLIENT_SECRET=YOUR_SECRET
SERPAPI_KEY=YOUR_SERPAPI_KEY

Start backend:

python app.py

Backend runs on:

http://127.0.0.1:5000

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Frontend Setup

Navigate to frontend:

cd frontend

Install dependencies:

npm install

Start development server:

npm run dev

Frontend runs on:

http://localhost:5173

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Example Workflow

1. Enter a starting city
2. Enter keywords (Packers, NBA, Comedy, etc.)
3. Select travel dates
4. Enter budget
5. Launch search
6. Choose an event
7. Build trip
8. View:
   • Event details
   • Flight information
   • Hotel recommendation
   • Distance to venue
   • Total cost
   • Budget usage

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Future Improvements

• Real driving distance using OpenRouteService
• Multiple hotel options
• Multiple flight options
• Interactive maps
• Weather integration
• Restaurant recommendations
• Saved trips
• User accounts
• AI-powered trip ranking
• Support for additional event providers

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Author

Sakthi Thanigai

University of South Carolina

Computer Science & Engineering