Articles tagged “google”

TripIt, WorldMate and GateGuru focus on their itinerary management and flight-tracking specialties, but Google has given them all something to think about with its new search service for flight, hotel and restaurant reservations.

TripAdvisor uses the wisdom of the crowds in picking its top 10 airport hotels, but Google's review ranks are much thinner.

The devil's in the details regarding what sorts of concessions Google is willing to make on charges of search bias in travel and outside it.

Google Maps' second-fiddle status in iOS 6 means it doesn't have some of the flow that it used to. Apple controls the iOS platform and it isn't making Google Maps' return as attractive as possible.

Google is finally putting some additional resources into the UI of Google Flight Search. The damn thing works fast, but if it is ugly, it isn't going to get the traction that Google wants.

In addition to lots of humans getting dirty with the data, Google's mapping products have the advantage of over a decade of intensive use, correction, and improvements.

Really solid effort from Google, and a collective sigh of relief from all of us lost souls.

iPhone users suffering with Apple's default maps app in iOS 6 will finally have some relief, pending Apple's approval of the Google Maps app.

Travelers overwhelmingly search international destinations that fall close to home with the exception of classic tourist destinations like London, Paris, Rome, and Manhattan.