Tour plan proposal method and tour plan proposal device

A tour plan proposal method for proposing a sightseeing spot tour plan to a user, the tour plan proposal method comprising:

• a step for acquiring tour schedule information of the user, the tour schedule information including information on locations of at least three sightseeing spots, information on stay times at the at least three sightseeing spots, information on a tour time frame to tour the at least three sightseeing spots, and a visit order to visit the at least three sightseeing spots;
• a step for setting a tour area including the at least three sightseeing spots based on the information on the locations;
• a step for predicting degrees of congestion in the at least three sightseeing spots and a degree of congestion in the tour area;
• a step for determining whether a candidate for a tour plan to visit the at least three sightseeing spots according to the visit order by traveling using a vehicle is able to be generated based on the information on the stay times, the information on the tour time frame, the degrees of congestion in the at least three sightseeing spots, and the degree of congestion in the tour area;
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• a step for generating a candidate for an alternative tour plan when it is determined that the candidate for the tour plan is not able to be generated, the alternative tour plan being a plan in which the visit order to visit the at least three sightseeing sports is changed.

A tour plan proposal device for proposing a sightseeing spot tour plan to a user, the tour plan proposal device comprising a processor configured to perform:

• processing for acquiring tour schedule information of the user, the tour schedule information including information on locations of at least three sightseeing spots, information on stay times at the at least three sightseeing spots, and information on a tour time frame to tour the at least three sightseeing spots;
• processing for setting a tour area including the at least three sightseeing spots based on the information on the locations;
• processing for predicting degrees of congestion in the at least three sightseeing spots and a degree of congestion in the tour area;
• processing for determining whether a candidate for a tour plan to tour the at least three sightseeing spots by traveling using a vehicle is able to be generated based on the information on the stay times, the information on the tour time frame, the degrees of congestion in the at least three sightseeing spots, and the degree of congestion in the tour area;
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• processing for generating a candidate for an alternative tour plan when it is determined that the candidate for the tour plan is not able to be generated, the alternative tour plan being a plan in which a part of the at least three sightseeing spots is changed to a different sightseeing spot located outside the tour area.