Project Overview
Summer Creek Travel Guide is a Progressive Web App for Summer Creek, a boutique travel agency offering personalized trips across Australia and New Zealand. The team previously sent static PDFs; I transformed those into an installable, offline travel guide that works anywhere, signal or not.
Problem
- Static PDFs → poor usability: hard to navigate, no live links, awkward on mobile.
- Connectivity gaps: coverage is patchy on routes and in national parks; PDFs don’t help when you’re offline and need directions.
- Change friction: any update required re-sending the entire PDF.
Goal
Deliver an intuitive, offline-capable trip guide that opens on a phone, can be added to the home screen, and keeps key info (stops, times, contacts, links) one tap away.
Tech Stack
PWA travel guide (installable website)
- Frontend: Webflow
- Additional PWA layer (custom code):
- Web App Manifest – a small JSON file that tells the device how to “install” the app/site.
- Service Worker – a background script that enables offline use and faster loads. It caches the itinerary, images, CSS/JS, and critical pages for no-signal use.
- Icons – multi-size app icons used on the home screen.
- Data source: Webflow CMS
- Enhancements: responsive layout, accessible UI
- Hosting/CDN: static hosting on AWS.
Results & Impact
Customer
- Happier travelers on the road: directions and contacts are always available, online and offline, and accessible on any device.
- Better brand experience: feels like a native app without App Store friction.
Business
- Lower support load: fewer “I can’t find it” questions; changes roll out silently via the service worker.
- Future-proof: reusable template for new itineraries and group tou
