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Hotai Motor | chicTrip Travel App

Hotai Motor | chicTrip Travel App

YEAR

2025

SERVICES
  • Mobility

  • Membership

  • Media&Entertainment

Hotai Motor is Taiwan's largest auto dealer, with a market share exceeding 34%. In recent years, the company has actively expanded its mobile and smart living services to build a lifestyle ecosystem. Hotai has integrated its transportation resources, including iRent, Yoxi, and Heyun Car Rental, as well as airport transfers, to continuously explore more diverse digital service scenarios.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Redefine The Tourism Service Model and Create Greater Business Value

In 2023, Hotai launched the “chicTrip App” to support its shift from car sales to a digital lifestyle platform. The app integrates trip planning, transport booking, and special offers, linking services like iRent, yoxi, and Hotai Leasing. Goons participated from the concept stage through research and workshops, and continues to refine the product, shaping new digital mobility experiences.

Goons's Role

  • Preliminary market and user research

  • Product Focus Workshop

  • MVP Proposal and PoC

  • UIUX Design

  • RWD Website Development

ACHIEVEMENT

From Exploration to Travel, Creating a One-stop Digital Platform

Travel sparks people’s imagination, but scattered information and too many tools often turn planning into pressure. Goons helped chicTrip design intuitive features such as itinerary planning, friend co-editing, and personalized travel booklets. In 2024, We iterate the product to focus on the needs of “before, during, and after travel” with AI features like “Trip Inspiration” and “One-Click Sort” to simplify routes. Transportation options were also seamlessly integrated, creating a smooth end-to-end digital travel experience.

  • Ranking in lifestyle APP

    No.

  • Number of members

    +

    million

  • iOS - 27,000 ratings

    .4

  • Android - 856 ratings

    .8

CHALLENGE

  • 01

    How to focus on the ideas of different stakeholders and draw up a common product vision?

    To align different perspectives, Goons conducted stakeholder interviews and cross-department workshops early on, gathering insights from both management and execution teams to build a shared product vision.

  • 02

    How do we help products come to market quickly through cross-team agile development?

    Given the product’s complexity, Hotai and Goons adopted an agile workflow with shared boards, sprints, and weekly design deliveries, enabling the first version to be designed, built, and tested within six months.

  • 03

    How to continuously optimize the experience in response to changing demands during the product’s growth phase?

    After its launch, the chicTrip App grew from a travel planner into an integrated mobility platform. Beyond ongoing feature development, the team needed to balance marketing goals with user feedback, continually refining product strategy and structure. We supported this by reprioritizing features along the user journey, validating concepts through interviews, and introducing data feedback and co-creation mechanisms to make design decisions more flexible and aligned with real user needs.

  • BRAND STRATEGY

    PRODUCT STRATEGY

    Trip Planning

    Create itineraries and co-edit with friends

    Explore Attractions

    Browse expert routes and recommended spots for inspiration

    All-in-One Travel Hub

    A one-stop platform for bookings and travel info

    Smart Itinerary Sorting

    One-click optimization connecting every move

    Ready To Travel

    Your travel assistant from planning to departure

    Travel Sharing

    Export trip booklets and share memories with friends

    Cross-Device Experience

    Seamless planning across app and web

    Download

    Goons truly listened and integrated needs into design, improving efficiency and reducing rework. With clear PM control and quick design-tech solutions, the whole team stayed aligned.

    Cecilia
    Hotai|Product Manager

    Partnering with Hotai was fast and innovative, turning challenges into future travel services. Decisive PM, strong engineering, and trustful teamwork brought design insights and market feedback.

    Kaya
    Goons|PM

    chcTrip’s rapid growth is clear, evolving with real user needs and diverse travel contexts. Honored to join the team turning ideas into a thoughtful travel guide.

    Stella
    Goons|UX Designer

    chicTrip feels like our own child—growing with it has been a privilege. Over three years, we’ve launched fun, useful travel features and milestones, and look forward to making it the best travel app.

    Yuu
    Goons|UI Designer
    Apple Store

    iOS

    4.4

    average rating

    Google Play

    Google

    3.8

    average rating

    Goons truly listened and integrated needs into design, improving efficiency and reducing rework. With clear PM control and quick design-tech solutions, the whole team stayed aligned.

    Cecilia
    Hotai|Product Manager

    Partnering with Hotai was fast and innovative, turning challenges into future travel services. Decisive PM, strong engineering, and trustful teamwork brought design insights and market feedback.

    Kaya
    Goons|PM

    chcTrip’s rapid growth is clear, evolving with real user needs and diverse travel contexts. Honored to join the team turning ideas into a thoughtful travel guide.

    Stella
    Goons|UX Designer

    chicTrip feels like our own child—growing with it has been a privilege. Over three years, we’ve launched fun, useful travel features and milestones, and look forward to making it the best travel app.

    Yuu
    Goons|UI Designer
    Apple Store

    iOS

    4.4

    average rating

    Google Play

    Google

    3.8

    average rating

    Goons truly listened and integrated needs into design, improving efficiency and reducing rework. With clear PM control and quick design-tech solutions, the whole team stayed aligned.

    Cecilia
    Hotai|Product Manager

    Partnering with Hotai was fast and innovative, turning challenges into future travel services. Decisive PM, strong engineering, and trustful teamwork brought design insights and market feedback.

    Kaya
    Goons|PM

    chcTrip’s rapid growth is clear, evolving with real user needs and diverse travel contexts. Honored to join the team turning ideas into a thoughtful travel guide.

    Stella
    Goons|UX Designer

    chicTrip feels like our own child—growing with it has been a privilege. Over three years, we’ve launched fun, useful travel features and milestones, and look forward to making it the best travel app.

    Yuu
    Goons|UI Designer
    Apple Store

    iOS

    4.4

    average rating

    Google Play

    Google

    3.8

    average rating

    Goons truly listened and integrated needs into design, improving efficiency and reducing rework. With clear PM control and quick design-tech solutions, the whole team stayed aligned.

    Cecilia
    Hotai|Product Manager

    Partnering with Hotai was fast and innovative, turning challenges into future travel services. Decisive PM, strong engineering, and trustful teamwork brought design insights and market feedback.

    Kaya
    Goons|PM

    chcTrip’s rapid growth is clear, evolving with real user needs and diverse travel contexts. Honored to join the team turning ideas into a thoughtful travel guide.

    Stella
    Goons|UX Designer

    chicTrip feels like our own child—growing with it has been a privilege. Over three years, we’ve launched fun, useful travel features and milestones, and look forward to making it the best travel app.

    Yuu
    Goons|UI Designer
    Apple Store

    iOS

    4.4

    average rating

    Google Play

    Google

    3.8

    average rating

    Goons truly listened and integrated needs into design, improving efficiency and reducing rework. With clear PM control and quick design-tech solutions, the whole team stayed aligned.

    Cecilia
    Hotai|Product Manager

    Partnering with Hotai was fast and innovative, turning challenges into future travel services. Decisive PM, strong engineering, and trustful teamwork brought design insights and market feedback.

    Kaya
    Goons|PM

    chcTrip’s rapid growth is clear, evolving with real user needs and diverse travel contexts. Honored to join the team turning ideas into a thoughtful travel guide.

    Stella
    Goons|UX Designer

    chicTrip feels like our own child—growing with it has been a privilege. Over three years, we’ve launched fun, useful travel features and milestones, and look forward to making it the best travel app.

    Yuu
    Goons|UI Designer
    Apple Store

    iOS

    4.4

    average rating

    Google Play

    Google

    3.8

    average rating