Ephaste/vizit-africa-backend

Backend service for Visizit Africa, a tourism booking platform connecting travelers with vendors offering hotels, tours, car rentals, and other travel services across Africa. # Vizit Africa Backend The **Vizit Africa Backend** is the server-side application that powers the Vizit Africa tourism booking platform. It provides APIs and core business logic to connect travelers with verified vendors offering tourism-related services across Africa. ## 🌍 Project Overview Vizit Africa is a digital tourism ecosystem designed to simplify travel planning by allowing users to discover, book, and manage tourism services such as: - Hotels and accommodations - Tours and travel experiences - Car rentals - Local guides and tour operators The backend is responsible for handling authentication, data management, business rules, and secure communication between the frontend and the database. ## 🧩 Key Features - **User Management** - User registration and authentication - Role-based access control (Tourist, Vendor, Admin) - **Vendor Management** - Vendor onboarding and approval - Management of vendor services and availability - **Service Management** - CRUD operations for tourism services - Location-based service listings - **Booking System** - Service booking and reservation tracking - Booking status management - **Administration** - Vendor approval workflows - Platform monitoring and moderation ## 🛠 Technology Stack - **Backend Framework:** Django / Django REST Framework - **Database:** PostgreSQL (or SQLite for development) - **Authentication:** Token-based authentication (JWT or session-based) - **Environment Management:** Python virtual environment - **Version Control:** Git & GitHub ## 📂 Project Structure vizitAfricaBackend/ │ ├── accounts/ # User authentication and account management ├── services/ # Tourism services and vendor offerings ├── bookings/ # Booking and reservation logic ├── vizitAfricaBackend/ # Core project configuration ├── manage.py └── README.md ## 🚀 Getting Started 1. Clone the repository ```bash git clone github.com 2. python -m venv venv source venv/bin/ …