I wonder if you still remember the most sentimental resignation letter “The world is so big, I want to see”. I don’t think any of us have the guts to quit our jobs, pack our bags and go on a quick trip.
Speaking of travel, I recall my experience on a famous travel website last year. The design of the website is clever, especially the pictures are featured and beautiful. I went to Sanya at that time. After reading these pictures and introduction, I went without hesitation. In order to get more orders, web designers will do anything to “retain” users. In my opinion, the image selection of travel website design is more impressive to users, of course, the user experience can not be too bad. Here are 9 tips for designing travel websites:
- Users need a clear focus
- Use a nice big picture as a background
- Complete and detailed hotel information
- Reduce the possibility of late clicking when switching pictures
- Special information should be noted
- A lively, illustrated review page
- Mobile Friendly
- Reduce input boxes and required fields
- authenticity
Here are 10 great examples of travel web design that are based on these principles and will make you want to backpack up and go.
1. Airbnb
Airbnb is a travel rental community that allows users to publish, search and book vacation rentals online or via a mobile app. You can enjoy the local cuisine and culture in London, Paris, Japan, Rome and other countries. According to its website, its community platform offers travelers millions of unique stay options, whether apartments, villas, castles or tree houses, in 65,000 cities in 191 countries. Airbnb has been called the “EBay of housing” by Time magazine.
UI design: the overall style of the website is mainly based on display pictures, pictures not only have the local characteristics of culture, as well as the internal set design display of each homestay, all kinds of tourism projects and food panoramic view.
User experience design: the booking information of the website is complete and detailed, the services provided are clear, the CTA placement is obvious, and the user evaluation at the end of each project increases the authenticity of the whole website.
2. Another escape
This website is different from ordinary travel websites in that it sells outdoor lifestyle, creative culture and other publications to explore different people, things and things. To provide people with different ways of life and inspiration.
UI design: The design of the whole site is based on outdoor life, a large mountain background is unforgettable, scroll down to see more outdoor adventure themed pictures.
User experience design: the whole user experience of the site is well designed and fast to open. The navigation bar is not at the top, but it is clearly on the right. Click on the navigation bar to expand and you can see everything you want to know.
3. Design hotels
The site differs from Airbnb in that it offers luxury hotel information, serving more than 300 independently owned small boutique and luxury hotels in more than 50 countries around the world. You can choose a unique hotel of your own and stay at the best price.
UI design: The visual structure of the entire page is not cluttered, with large background photos and other interface designs designed to highlight the different hotel design styles to attract users.
User experience design: The responsive layout of the entire site highlights important information, such as hotel check-in information, hotel promotions, etc. Users can see what they want to know at a glance, and the PLACEMENT of THE CTA is also obvious. The site is fast to open and easy to use.
4. Visit Finland
Want to see the Northern Lights? Want to see a real Santa? Want to see nature in its original state? This website provides all the travel information about Finland, and this is the official website of the Finnish National Tourism Board.
UI design: the visual impact of the whole site is very strong, mostly with a large picture as the background, the picture selection is very beautiful, such as aurora, snow, husky sleigh and other photos, highlighting the main content of the whole site, there are dynamic maps to add interest and uniqueness.
User experience design: the site provides complete travel information about Finland and tells users what is popular, what is worth seeing, etc. Users can scroll through the page to see the details. In addition to English, Japanese and Chinese are also available. I highly recommend checking out this website.
5. The Yacht Week
If you are tired of forest adventures and land life, then this site can provide you with the best yacht adventure. Every day you wake up to a new journey, new islands to explore, sailing with your friends and hundreds of other yachtsmen, and enjoying all kinds of parties and yacht life.
Ui Design: The design theme of this site is based on pictures of life at sea, and the color is mainly blue and white. Of course, it also highlights the main information in the form of big picture rotation, plus a persuasive video guide.
User experience design: Although the text of the top navigation bar is small, the overall structure is very complete. You can get the information you want with a few random clicks. The site also offers a detailed booking tutorial.
More examples of travel sites
6. Pitch — Outdoor Tent travel is the theme
7. Parley Manor — Wedding Tour theme
8. Jackaroo Caravans — Themed Caravans
9. Turneffe Island Resort — a trip with an Island theme
10. Outlines — A free action theme
How to effectively use tools to design an engaging travel website
Now that you’ve mastered the basics of travel web design, you’ve seen so many elegant web designs. The only thing missing is a simple and efficient website design tool to help you design a good-looking travel website. Mockplus is a quick and easy way to create a prototype interactive page in five minutes without any code knowledge. Web design friendly features include:
1. 3000 ICONS (including vector ICONS) and 200 packaged components
2. There are web projects, free projects, and custom projects to choose from
3. Drag and drop to complete interaction
4. The Settings of the property panel are easy to operate and clear, without extra time to learn.
5. 8 demo ways for you to choose, easy to publish and share
6. New grid function and filling function save design cost
7. The team collaboration function allows you to communicate with your members without obstacles
conclusion
Designers in the design of the site, consider not only the beauty of the entire interface, of course, in the tourism website design visual impact is to occupy the main position. At the same time, should be combined with user psychology to improve the user experience of the whole website. Hope the above sharing can bring you design inspiration.