Borneo Food Hunter App / Mashairi Maskul … [et al.]

• Main Authors: Maskul, Mashairi, Mohd Jukry, Nur Erika Natasha, Mokilin, Devilia, Soumin, Bethcy Jacqualine, Ramley Alan, Siti Zuraini
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences 2022
• Subjects: Travel. Voyages and travels (General); Electronic Computers. Computer Science; Programming. Rule-based programming. Backtrack programming; Food service
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69684/1/69684.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69684/; https://jamcsiix.wixsite.com/2022
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Introducing the Borneo Food Hunter app which is a user-friendly online application available on iPhone and Android that showcase varieties of local cuisines located in East Malaysia, Sabah. This app can assist tourists and food lovers to quest in gastronomy tourism into the exploration of authentic food for the best available local independent restaurants and hipster cafes in town. Tourists can do a quick search using the added GPS location service feature for self-guided local eatery tours and food festivals. Moreover, tourists can search dining places by budget range within the vicinity with added service features for pre-order meals, table reservations, or just simply dine-in to the nearby foodie places to enjoy local comfort food with the convenience of cashless payment. This app also provides the latest promotions, famous local dish fun facts info, and dietary preferences that allow tourists to opt for healthier meals. Additionally, the Borneo Food Hunter app comes with unique features that provide surprised self-food tour activities for curious tourists’ unique tour experiences in food hunting besides the public rating info, scrumptious food photos, and travel bloggers' reviews on the best-recommended eatery places. This app promotes the Borneo culture and authentic cuisines thru the tourist knowledge of the available features of traditional food stories and recipes videos, and local ingredients used from the local menu descriptions. Hence, tourists can now conveniently search by utilizing the Borneo Food Hunter application for their culinary adventure in spotting the best recommended and affordable eatery places that served authentic local cuisines.