This project is an AI-powered travel planner designed to help students create personalized and budget-friendly itineraries. Users can input their starting location, destination, budget, travel dates, and interests, and the application will generate a detailed itinerary using the Gemini API.

• Personalized Itineraries: Generates customized travel plans based on user preferences.
• Budget-Friendly: Considers budget constraints for accommodation, transportation, and activities.
• Interactive Map: Displays starting and destination locations on a map using Folium.
• Real-time Feedback: Provides loading indicators and messages during geocoding and itinerary generation.
• Customizable Budget: Allows users to input a custom budget range and currency.

• Python 3.8+
• pip (Python package installer)

1. Clone the repository (if applicable):

   git clone <your-repository-url>
   cd <your-repository-name>

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

   (Note: You may need to create a requirements.txt file first if it doesn't exist, by running pip freeze > requirements.txt)

1. Obtain a Gemini API Key:

   • Go to the Google AI Studio and create an API key.

2. Create secrets.toml:

   • In the root directory of your project, create a folder named .streamlit.
   • Inside the .streamlit folder, create a file named secrets.toml.

3. Add your API key to secrets.toml:

   • Open secrets.toml and add the following line, replacing "YOUR_API_KEY" with your actual Gemini API key:

     GEMINI_API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

1. Start the Streamlit application:

   streamlit run app.py

2. Access the application:

   • Open your web browser and navigate to the URL provided by Streamlit (usually http://localhost:8501).

1. Enter your starting location, destination, budget range, travel dates, and interests in the sidebar.
2. Click the "Generate Itinerary" button.
3. The application will display a map with your starting and destination points, followed by a personalized travel itinerary.