Articles tagged “google maps”

Online Travel

Google Upgrades Maps With Photo-First Searches of Things to Do

Google's push to visually immersive search on its maps app may boost the discoverability of hidden-gem tours, activities, and museums.

Google Upgrades Maps With Photo-First Searches of Things to Do

Online Travel

Google’s New Generative AI Tools for the Travel Sector

Google may be behind OpenAi regarding generative AI, but it's getting closer to catching up. Interestingly, it used a few travel-relevant examples when demonstrating its latest batch of capabilities.

Google’s New Generative AI Tools for the Travel Sector

Online Travel

Google Travel Helped Nudge Advertising and Search Revenue Into Positive Territory

Alphabet officials didn't mention ChatGPT, Bing or Microsoft during the company's first quarter earnings call. But like modern-day bards, they gave an impassioned defense of their abilities to meet the artificial intelligence challenge.

Google Travel Helped Nudge Advertising and Search Revenue Into Positive Territory

Tourism

New York City’s Post-Pandemic Tourism Challenges

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at New York City’s new tourism challenges, AI-powered Google Maps, and an old solution to selling travel.

New York City’s Post-Pandemic Tourism  Challenges

Travel Technology

Google Maps Is the Potential Killer App In This Age of AI

"Conversational search is about to get wildly useful and cleverly orchestrated across maps, points of interest, personalization, geo-location and enriched content."

Google Maps Is the Potential Killer App In This Age of AI

Hotels

Google to Debut Hotel Ad Tool to Streamline Campaigns … On YouTube and Search

Paying Google to increase direct bookings seems like a contradiction in terms unless it is for brand advertising on YouTube that truly brings guests direct to the hotel website for the next trip.

Google to Debut Hotel Ad Tool to Streamline Campaigns … On YouTube and Search

News Blog

Software Developer Makes AI Travel Itinerary Tool

During her Christmas holiday, a software developer created a tool to generate and map travel itineraries using generative artificial intelligence (AI).  The Australia-based developer, Katrin Schmid, posted on Linkedin about the tool she made, called Journeai. It is powered by the generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, released last year by OpenAi, a San Francisco-based AI research…

Online Travel

Google Maps to Debut Predictive Views of Attractions for Upcoming Visits

When it comes to running mainstream tours to popular attractions, booking sites can't hope to compete with the online user experience that Google provides. Off-the-beaten track activities, though, may be more fruitful.

Google Maps to Debut Predictive Views of Attractions for Upcoming Visits

Online Travel

What a Google Breakup Would Mean for Travel

Superapps and connected trips would take a hit if Google were forced to self-immolate. However, competition would flourish if authorities curtail Google bias.

What a Google Breakup Would Mean for Travel

Online Travel

Google Maps Antitrust Probe Gains Momentum

Google argues that its integrated products offer a better user experience. Its competitors and advertisers argue that this provides Google a better bottom line.

Google Maps Antitrust Probe Gains Momentum