ExploreNT Mobile App

Team Name

ExploreNT

Team Members

Project Description

Entry for the GovHack2024
Challenge: Boosting Tourism in the Northern Territory
Jurisdiction: Northern Territory

Tourism in the NT is a big economic driver. For Yearend March 2024, tourism drew in 1.6 million visitors who spent an estimated $2.7 billion. While these numbers have improved since the pandemic, it is still nowhere near pre-pandemic figures.

To help in boosting tourism, attracting more visitors, and enhancing their cultural experience, a one-stop shop mobile tourism app is proposed. The app will be called ExploreNT.

The app will contain various tourism-related information, from places to visit, activities to experience, and culinary delights that the NT has to offer.

Within the app, visitors can book trips or schedule activities. They would also be able to make reservations with hotels and restaurants. The app will also have a store where they can purchase souvenirs and other items that will help in their travel.

The app will also come with an AI Travel Mate that will help visitors with any questions that they may have. The information will be carefully curated from readily accessible public information from NT Tourism and other reliable sources, as well as a database of frequently asked questions.

More importantly, the AI Travel Mate will help them make their travel plans by providing recommendations based on their preferences. The AI will also ensure the feasibility of traveling from one place to another based on distance, travel time, available tour schedules, and other relevant information. The AI would also be able to provide additional information to users whenever they visit a place or experience an activity.

With the ExploreNT mobile app, visitors would have enjoyed their stay and maximized their visit. This positive experience will contribute in them returning, as well as recommending to their family and friends to visit the NT. And, they could start their travel plans via the ExploreNT mobile app.

LOGO AND IMAGES
NT Tourism logo, images, articles are from NT Tourism Website, https://northernterritory.com. They are used in the project for educational/illustration purposes only. The project contemplates the NT Tourism as the one who will own and manage the application.

Data Story

Data 1: Northern Territory International Snapshot Year Ending March 2024
URL: https://tourismnt.com.au/file/download/3858

Data on revenue and expenditures of international visitors/tourists who visited the Northern Territory for 2023-2024.
The data was used as a reference for revenue and expenditures of international visitors, including the duration of their visit and purpose.

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Data 2: Northern Territory Domestic Snapshot Year Ending March 2024
URL: Northern Territory Domestic Snapshot Year Ending March 2024

Data on revenue and expenditures of domestic visitors/tourists who visited the Northern Territory for 2023-2024.
The data was used as a reference for revenue and expenditures of domestic visitors, including the duration of their visit and purpose.

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Data 3: Northern Territory Combined Snapshot Year Ending March 2024
URL: Northern Territory Combined Snapshot Year Ending March 2024

Data on revenue and expenditures of combined international and domestic visitors/tourists who visited the Northern Territory for 2023-2024.
The data was used as a reference for revenue and expenditures of international and domestic visitors, including the duration of their visit and purpose.