🧳 TravelZ

TravelZ is a web application that helps 18–20 year olds find bookable hotels in the United States that allow 18+ check-ins.

🚨 The Problem

Most major hotel search platforms (e.g., Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com) do not provide a filter by check-in age. Instead, they typically default to showing all hotels regardless of policy. This creates a major obstacle for young travelers because:

• Many hotels in the US require 21+ to check in.
• Travelers aged 18–20 must call hotels individually to confirm whether they will be allowed to stay.
• This process is frustrating, time-consuming, and often unreliable.

✅ The Solution

TravelZ solves this problem by:

• Searching only hotels that explicitly allow 18+ check-ins.
• Providing instant access to bookable options without needing to call hotels.
• Empowering young travelers with a clear, trustworthy, and easy-to-use platform.

With TravelZ, an 18-year-old can confidently book hotels knowing they won’t be turned away at check-in.

✨ Features

• 🔍 Hotel search by destination and date.
• 🏨 Results limited to hotels with 18+ check-in policies.
• 📱 Simple, modern, and mobile-friendly design.
• 🚀 Fast and reliable booking experience.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, TailwindCSS
• Backend: Next.js, Redis
• APIs: Hotel search APIs (with filtering for 18+ check-in policies)

📌 Use Case Example

Alex is 19 and planning a trip to Miami with friends. On Booking.com, Alex sees dozens of hotels but has no idea which ones actually allow 18+ check-ins.

With TravelZ, Alex searches Miami → sees only hotels confirmed to allow 18+ check-ins → books with confidence in minutes.

🚧 Current Status

TravelZ is under active development. The team is currently:

• 🧹 Refining the user interface.
• 📊 Expanding coverage to more destinations.

💡 Future Plans

• Add user reviews of hotel age policies.
• Expand internationally beyond the US.
• Partner directly with hotels for guaranteed 18+ bookings.

👨‍💻 Contributors

• Arya Shah
• Juan Salas
• Sarveshwar Sankar
• Vihaan Dhaka

📜 License

Coming soon...

Built With

• api
• css
• docker
• html
• javascript
• next.js
• node.js
• react
• redis
• scraping
• tailwind
• ticketmaster
• typescript