FINDING UR WAY

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  Fremium account

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  Free Chat

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  AI Travel Buddy

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  Personalised recommendation

Inspiration Spent 8+ hours planning a weekend trip across 10+ browser tabs. Wanted one AI assistant that understands "budget beach weekend" and gives instant booking links. What it does AI chat interface for travel planning. Chat naturally → Get personalized recommendations → Book instantly via affiliate links (GetYourGuide, Booking.com). Premium adds translation, group coordination, and budget tracking. How we built it Python Flask + Groq AI (Llama 3.1) + Supabase + Stripe + Google Cloud Run. Privacy-first architecture with admin-moderated blog platform. Challenges we ran into

Keeping API costs at £0 while scaling to 50k users Configuring Commission Junction affiliate tracking correctly Fixing session logout on browser back button Building secure blog moderation workflow

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Profitable from Day 1 (affiliate revenue covers costs) 88% profit margins with £0 API costs Complete production app (not prototype) NHS Digital evaluating our privacy architecture

What we learned

Free-tier services can power real businesses at scale Affiliate revenue > subscriptions initially Admin moderation essential for user content AI prompt engineering critical for quality responses

What's next for FINDING UR WAY

iOS/Android apps EU market expansion More affiliate partners (Airbnb, Skyscanner) AI conversation memory Series A funding ($1-2M)

Built With

• python