🌍 TripAi – AI-Powered Trip Itinerary Generator

TripAi is a powerful AI-based travel planning web application that helps users effortlessly generate customised trip itineraries. By leveraging Meta’s Llama 3.8B Instruct model and integrating real-time data from Amadeus APIs, TripAi delivers intelligent and practical trip suggestions – including flights, hotels, and personalised activities.

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✨ Features

• ✈️ Smart Trip Planner : Enter origin, destination, dates, budget, and partners to get a tailored itinerary.
• 🧠 AI-Generated Plans : Powered by Meta Llama 3.8B Instruct for context-aware travel suggestions.
• 🏨 Real-Time Flights & Hotels : View flights and hotel availability via the Amadeus API.
• 📥 Download as PDF : Export your travel plan after a nominal fee using Cashfree Payment Gateway.
• 📊 Recommendations Engine : Suggests trips based on historical travel data.
• 🔒 Firebase Auth : Secure sign-in system for user-specific planning and downloads.
• 💾 MongoDB + Redis : Persistent storage for user plans and caching for performance.

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🧪 Tech Stack

Tech	Purpose
Node.js + Express	Backend server and routing
EJS	Server-side templating
Bootstrap	Responsive UI design
MongoDB + Redis	Database + caching layer
Firebase Auth	Authentication system
Puppeteer	HTML-to-PDF conversion
Meta Llama 3.8B Instruct	Natural language trip planning
Amadeus API	Flights and hotels integration
Cashfree API	Payment gateway integration

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🚀 Live Site

🔗 TripAi Live on Render

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/tripai.git
   cd tripai

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Setup .env file: Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

   SESSION_SECRET=Anything
   REPLICATE_API_TOKEN=get htis token from https://replicate.com/meta/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct
   AMADEUS_API_KEY=get this from https://developers.amadeus.com/
   AMADEUS_API_SECRET==also from https://developers.amadeus.com/
   #cashfree
   CASHFREE_APP_ID=get this from https://www.cashfree.com/
   CASHFREE_SECRET_KEY=same fro https://www.cashfree.com/
   CASHFREE_ENV=PRODUCTION
   BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
   XEnvironment=Cashfree.Environment.PRODUCTION;
   NODE_ENV=PRODUCTION
   MONGO_URI=Your MongoDb Url from localhost 
   REDIS_URL=Redi Database Url
   REDIS_USER=
   REDIS_PASSWORD=
   FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT={Get this from console.firebase.google.com}

4. Start the server:

   node app.js

5. Visit http://localhost:3000 to start using TripAi locally.

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📸 Screenshots

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.