The Itinerary Is a Constraint Problem
Every itinerary that falls apart on day two was already infeasible on day zero. Here is how to see the math hiding inside an ordinary trip plan.
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Route & Itinerary Science
Itineraries as constraint problems: opening windows, travel times, pacing, accessibility and context, and the craft of days that hold together.
Pacing: The Hidden Variable in Itinerary Personalization
Travelers rarely complain about the wrong museum. They complain about the day that was one stop too long.
Accessible Itineraries by Design
Accessibility isn't a property of a venue. It is a property of a particular person's day, and that day can be designed.
Low-Carbon Routing Without the Guilt Trip
Travelers don't buy penance. They buy better trips, and on the ground the lower-carbon trip is usually the better one.
Group Trips Are Negotiations
A group doesn't have a preference. It has several, plus a memory of who gave in last time. Plan for both.
High-Desert Lessons: What Northern New Mexico Teaches About Context
Out here, a plan that looks right on a map can be wrong by early afternoon. What the high desert has taught us about modeling context.
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