Travel Website Design

PROBLEM INVESTIGATION

Website Evaluations

|Navigation           |How easy is it to navigate through the site? Can you find information you are looking for quickly?       |
|Realistic View       |Do you get a realistic perspective of the places you are researching on? How does the site ensure that   |
|                     |the users get a real expectation of the places? Do they allow users to post their own travel pictures   |
|                     |and videos?                                                                                             |
|Objectivity           |How objective is the website? Does the site provide information on the places based on different         |
|                     |perspectives? Are the users allowed to give comments, reviews or share their experiences with regards to|
|                     |the specific attraction/place being featured?                                                           |
|Content               |Does the site give complete information on the places? Will the user require doing further research     |
|                     |using other sources?                                                                                     |
|Maintenance           | Is the website regularly updated? Has outdated information been removed?                               |

Evaluation Criteria

Websites

STA Travel (US) (www.statravel.com) An online travel agency, dedicated to students and budget travellers, that provides services such as tour packages, insurance, discount cards, etc. They also have a student travel community where people can meet others with the same interests in travel, see other people’s trips and adventures through the STA travel blogs, and ask travel related questions.
|Navigation             |The site is very easy to navigate and very well organized. It is possible to find information quickly. Also, the   |
|                       |font is easy to read and the texts are in short,... [continues]

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