Method and system for contextually recommending a place of interest to a user and smart check-in

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of executable instructions, the set of executable instructions when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a method for recommending a candidate place of interest to a user, the method comprising the acts of:

• receiving a destination location;
• receiving a time criteria defined by the user, wherein the time criteria includes one or more of the following:
• (i) a specific time associated with the user having to arrive at the destination location and (ii) a period of time associated with the user having to arrive at the destination location;
• determining a current location of the user;
• identifying a place of interest located at a distance from the current location;
• determining that the place of interest meets one or more requirements, wherein the one or more requirements includes the user being able to visit the place of interest without exceeding the specific time or the period of time associated with the user having to arrive at the destination location of the time criteria based at least in part on a time period of travel to the place of interest and a time period of stay of the user at the place of interest;
• designating the place of interest as the candidate place of interest;
• and
• recommending the candidate place of interest to the user based on a defined criteria.

A system for recommending a candidate place of interest to a user, the system comprising:

• one or more computing devices executing stored program instructions to:
• receive a destination location;
• receive a time criteria defined by the user, wherein the time criteria includes one or more of the following:
• (i) a specific time associated with the user having to arrive at the destination location and (ii) a period of time associated with the user having to arrive at the destination location;
• determine a current location of the user;
• identify a place of interest located at a distance from the current location;
• determine that the place of interest meets one or more requirements, wherein the one or more requirements includes the user being able to visit the place of interest without exceeding the specific time or the period of time associated with the user having to arrive at the destination location of the time criteria based at least in part on a time period of travel to the place of interest and a time period of stay of the user at the place of interest;
• designate the place of interest as the candidate place of interest;
• and
• recommend the candidate place of interest to the user based on a defined criteria.