AAESHA, HIND, MOZA, MARIAM, NAWF, AND SHOOG’S IDEA: TourSense – Smarter, Adaptive Travel Through AI & AR

+ What is your name?

Reem Yousef, Asma Saeed, Fatima Abdulla, Alyazia Saeed, Mahra Hamad, Maitha Saif

+ Are you submitting as a team or as an individual?

Team submission

+ Where are you located?

Not specified

+ In one sentence, tell us about your idea.

TourSense is a smart tourism app using AI and AR to create adaptive, immersive travel experiences and support sustainable, data-driven tourism.

+ Describe your ideal collaborative partner or partners.

Ideal partners would include wearable tech companies, local tour guides, AR content creators, cultural institutions, smart city planners, and tourism boards.

+ What is the most immediate or most pressing challenge you're facing right now?

Scaling the technology architecture and expanding city/language integration while maintaining real-time responsiveness and offline capabilities.

+ What is it about your idea that makes you feel good?

TourSense enhances cultural appreciation, supports local businesses, and reduces over-tourism by guiding users to under-visited destinations.

+ What makes your idea innovative? Why has no one ever done it before?

It combines biometric feedback, AR storytelling, and live adaptive itineraries into one mobile-first platform—surpassing traditional static travel tools.

+ Who will benefit the most from your idea?

Solo travelers, tech-savvy families, tourism professionals, and local communities in under-visited areas.

+ At Sigmund, we are interested in ideas at the intersection of People, Planet, and Profit. How does your idea support these three categories?

People: AR-enhanced cultural storytelling and mood-responsive planning enrich traveler experience.
Planet: Encourages efficient routes, reduces site congestion, and supports low-impact tourism.
Profit: Enables B2B data services, promotes local economies, and offers monetization via freemium and subscription models.

+ Ideally, when would you launch this idea?

The prototype is developed; the next step is securing partnerships, investment, or pilot deployment.

+ Indicate which UN goals your idea relates to?

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Responsible Consumption and Production
Decent Work and Economic Growth

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