# WhileYoureInTown

> WhileYoureInTown (WYIT) is a local travel and discovery directory that helps visitors find businesses, attractions, tours, restaurants, and local experiences across US cities and states. Organization pages highlight regional tourism programs and member businesses for travelers exploring a destination.

## Directory

The primary public content is a structured directory organized by US state and city. Each listing page covers a single business or attraction and includes its name, description, location, category, and contact details.

- [Homepage](https://whileyoureintown.com/): Entry point and featured-destination overview.
- [State pages](https://whileyoureintown.com/sitemap-states.xml): One page per US state containing listings — e.g. `https://whileyoureintown.com/co` for Colorado.
- [City pages](https://whileyoureintown.com/sitemap-cities.xml): One page per city/state combination — e.g. `https://whileyoureintown.com/co/aspen`.
- [Listing pages](https://whileyoureintown.com/sitemap-listings.xml): Individual business and attraction profiles — e.g. `https://whileyoureintown.com/co/aspen/businesses/example-business`.

## URL Structure

Public directory URLs follow this pattern:

- State: `/{state_code}` — two-letter state abbreviation in lowercase (e.g. `/co`, `/ny`, `/tx`)
- City: `/{state_code}/{city-slug}` — city name as a lowercase hyphen-separated slug
- Business listing: `/{state_code}/{city-slug}/businesses/{slug}`
- Attraction listing: `/{state_code}/{city-slug}/attractions/{slug}`
- Tour/activity listing: `/{state_code}/{city-slug}/tours/{slug}`
- Restaurant listing: `/{state_code}/{city-slug}/restaurants/{slug}`

## Sitemaps

- [Sitemap index](https://whileyoureintown.com/sitemap.xml): Top-level sitemap index pointing to all sub-sitemaps.
- [Static pages sitemap](https://whileyoureintown.com/sitemap-static.xml): Homepage and top-level static pages.
- [States sitemap](https://whileyoureintown.com/sitemap-states.xml): All indexed US states.
- [Cities sitemap](https://whileyoureintown.com/sitemap-cities.xml): All indexed cities.
- [Listings sitemap](https://whileyoureintown.com/sitemap-listings.xml): All published business and attraction listings.

## Not for AI Indexing

The following sections are private or functional and should not be cited or indexed:

- `/admin` — internal administration dashboard
- `/account` — authenticated user account area
- `/api/` — REST API endpoints
- `/auth` — authentication flows
- `/site/` — organization-managed sub-sites (crawled separately under their own domains)
- `/kiosk`, `/embed/`, `/download/`, `/reports/`, `/generator`, `/dashboard`