Think all the love at in the travel division at Google is directed at the Flight Search product? Think again.
Forget flights, Google is quietly adding new features to Hotel Finder as rivals look on (and advertise)
November 21, 2012 By 3 Comments
Google Maps monoculture is over – socially integrated and beautiful maps coming to travel
July 18, 2012 By 10 Comments
Maps have a transformative power – they are a relentless source of visual creativity, especially in the travel industry.
Trip planning and weather on a single map – an obvious and helpful combination
June 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Neat idea from the folk at the Weather Channel with the introduction of a trip planning service that combines route information with the latest forecast.
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Look what happened to this town on Google Earth
May 15, 2012 By 1 Comment
It’s all about how to attract attention to small destinations at the moment, following the success of a Swiss mountain village on Facebook and efforts elsewhere.
The best trip planning sites might be those that focus on motivation, not inspiration
May 14, 2012 By 18 Comments
For many people travel is all about realising dreams, a brief respite from the daily grind of life and the chance to get inspired by places that they visit.
Is turning dreams into reality the way to solve trip inspiration?
April 24, 2012 By 33 Comments
Inspiration. An over used-word around these parts. But inspiration remains one of the final remaining challenges in online travel.
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TLabs Showcase – Bedmap
June 1, 2011 By 5 Comments
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Canada-based hotel search service Bedmap.
Searches on Google – a language and global view
May 6, 2011 By 5 Comments
Google developers having fun again, perhaps just to keep everyone else entertained over coffee. Now you can discover volume and language of searches on a spinning globe!
Google triggers scramble for free hotel images for Places pages
May 6, 2011 By 6 Comments
Google has formally announced (after piloting last year) a project to offer businesses such as hotels free panoramic views of their properties on Google Places.
VisitBritain and Google unite for best Streetview promotion
May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Interesting collaboration between a tourism board and Google, with VisitBritain working with Google to produce a competition to find the best street in the UK.
