Google will tell you the most popular things to do in the world's most popular destinations


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If Google is to succeed as a travel content provider and discovery engine, it needs to integrate its search capabilities with the insights of experts -- humans -- who know a destination best.
Who needs Frommer's? Google, which recently closed on its Frommer's acquisition, already is offering digital tour guides, although the effort is data-heavy and human-free. Just enter "New York City things to do" in the Google search box, and Google spits out 18 tourist attractions in a pictorial list across the top of the screen pointing to the usual suspects -- everything from Central Park and Rockefeller Center to the Brooklyn