Abstract
Conference Title: 2017 Computing Conference Conference Start Date: 2017, July 18 Conference End Date: 2017, July 20 Conference Location: London, United Kingdom Tourism is one of the important industries for both individuals and governments as it affects society, economy and environment. Nowadays, technology is being involved in many tourism activities such as booking a flight and reserving a hotel room. Furthermore, there are many recommender systems used to assist tourists in choosing places to visit. However, since some tourists do not have time to pre-plan a schedule on selected places, there is a need for an application that helps travelers in planning their journey. This paper proposes a cloud-based mobile application, Qased, which aims to provide tourists with a customizable, diversified and cost-effective tour plan. The generated plan will be tailored for each user based on his travel duration, kind and number of places he wishes to visit. Moreover, it distributes places among days based on two factors: Distance and variance between places in each day. The evaluation results demonstrate the success of Qased application to plan a trip and fulfill user's needs.