Solving Fragmented Travel Planning with KendoReact Components

This is a submission for the KendoReact Free Components Challenge.

What I Built

I built a comprehensive Travel Planner application that integrates real-time travel data from Amadeus APIs with KendoReact components to create an intuitive trip planning experience. The app solves the problem of fragmented travel planning by bringing together hotels, flights, activities, and budget visualization in one seamless interface.

Key features include:

Smart Trip Planning: Select destinations, dates, and traveler count with real-time validation

Live Data Integration: Real hotel, flight, and activity data via Amadeus Travel APIs

Interactive Scheduling: Drag-and-drop itinerary management with weekly calendar view

Dynamic Budget Visualization: Pie chart showing cost breakdowns that update based on API data

Hotel Comparison: Sortable grid with booking functionality and real pricing

Optional Flight Integration: Toggle-based flight search with pricing and scheduling

Demo

🚀 Live: Travel Planner
📁 GitHub

Screenshot

KendoReact Components Used

I utilized 10 KendoReact components to maximize the free tier offering:

1. Scheduler - Interactive weekly calendar for drag-and-drop itinerary planning

2. Grid - Data tables for hotels and flights with sorting/filtering capabilities

3. Chart - Pie chart for dynamic budget breakdown visualization

4. DropDownList - City selection dropdown with predefined destinations

5. DatePicker - Start and end date selection with validation (2 instances)

6. Dialog - Modal popup for booking confirmations and details

7. PanelBar - Expandable activity overview panel with collapsible sections

8. Button - Primary action buttons with custom styling and loading states

9. NumericTextBox - Traveler count input with min/max validation (1-10)

10. Switch - Toggle control for including flights in search results