Tikiti
Kenya has a large long distance bus travel network which is used by a majority of
people who travel within the country. This is because travelling by bus is a cost effective
way to traverse Kenya even though it is considered time consuming compared to
travelling by air. The frequency of buses depends on a particular route. On popular routes
such as the Nairobi to Mombasa route, there are around four buses per day. Tickets
generally need to be purchased at the relevant bus terminal, although some companies
have started to offer online purchasing options.
The current face to face booking and manual seat reservation method which is
employed by most of these service providers does not only waste the travellers’ precious
time as they queue and wait but it is also costly and tiring as some means of transport to
the offices is required. This method which does not have credible real time information
regarding the availability of buses, the transport charges and availability of seats make it
difficult to make travel plans especially during the festive seasons and high peak travel
holidays.
Using a simple and flawless mobile application such as Tikiti which allows
travellers to book tickets, make payments and reserve tickets from anywhere in the
country can eliminate this wastage of time in unnecessary queues, provide real time
information and markedly reduce transportation costs to the offices on days other than the
official travelling day.
Key Goal: Design a simple and flawless mobile application that allows travellers to reserve bus tickets and make payments online thereby reducing the need for long queues at the bus terminals.
This was my final year project for my undergraduate studies at Kenyatta University, Kenya.
Responsibilities: User experience, visual design, development.
Contact Me: Please contact me for the full documentation.
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