Paris, often hailed as the world’s most popular tourist destination, beckons millions of visitors each year with its unparalleled blend of history, culture, gastronomy, and romance. At its heart stands the iconic Eiffel Tower, symbolizing the city’s architectural finesse and innovative spirit. The Louvre Museum, home to countless masterpieces, invites art aficionados to meander through its extensive galleries, while the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral stands as a testament to the city’s medieval heritage. Paris’s charm is not limited to its monuments; it unfolds in the daily life of its vibrant neighborhoods, and nightlife at cabarets. This rich tapestry of attractions ensures that Paris remains at the forefront of global tourism, promising each visitor their own unique and unforgettable story.

Paris aerial panorama with river Seine and Eiffel tower, France. Source: https://www.visa.mn/en_MN/travel-with-visa/destinations/paris.html

Where to stay?

The aim of the project was to map the Airbnb data openly available for the city. This allows the user to get information with respect to the cost and connectivity to various tourist attractions for all arrondissements (neighborhoods) in the city.

The Cube

  • BASE : The base of the cube has a map of the arrondissements of the city of Paris projecting the following information:
    • Costs of Airbnb; based on the selection of arrondissement from the number slider, you get the extrusions (as seen in the video above) with respect to the cost of stay for one night from the locations of all Airbnb in the neighborhood.
    • Distance from center of arrondissement; the extrusions showing the costs, grade from green to white in color which is responding to the distance of the Airbnb from the center of the neighborhood.
  • LEFT SIDE : This side shows the boundary of the selected arrondissement, along with,
    • The name of the arrondissement.
    • The location of Airbnb in the arrondissement.
    • The total number of Airbnb in the arrondissement.
    • Average price for one night in the arrondissement.
  • RIGHT SIDE :
    • The Vornoi pattern acting as base of the map, essentially shows the density pattern of Airbnb in the entire city.
    • The connectivity map, based on the number selected from the number slides should bring out the connectivity from the center of selected arrondissement to,
      • Landmarks
      • Museums
      • Churches
      • Nightlife