The owners of multi-modal search platform Rome2Rio argue that Google Maps is not a true travel search product.
Google adds flights to Google Maps, lets users sign up for preview
May 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
The new version of Google Maps produces results in the context of what you are doing or where you want to go and adds flight results.
Google Maps likely to add flights and multi-modal search this week
May 15, 2013 By 5 Comments
Google Maps may be upgraded to add multi-modal search and live flight data, in a move that could launch a thousand startup pivots.
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What are people happy to pay to wear Google Glass?
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Want one! Awesome!! Forget the latest iteration of the iPad, iPhone et al, this year’s must-have tech gadget will undoubtedly be Google Glass.
Google Streetview put on steroids
April 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
Technically brilliant time-waster – and potentially heaps of travel-related fun – with a new service which has essentially stitched together Google Streetview images and added speed into the equation.
New ad alert: Combined text/image ads for hotels spotted on Google
April 8, 2013 By 2 Comments
Tnooz reader Philip Kloeckner spotted a new advertising format for hotels on Google this week, which featured a hotel room image within the ads alongside the search results.
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How Google uses the crowd to fill in the gaps on Maps
March 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
While Google is (controversially) phasing out services such as Reader, it is also increasingly focussed on its core products, especially its travel-related tool Maps.
The Scan – TourWrist signs 40 travel companies, Abacus FareX, mobile app updates and more travel tech news
March 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Updates from Abacus, FoodPanda, Google Maps for iOS, Tourism Australia, Routes Asia, RateTiger, SiteMinder, FlightView, CouponCabin survey results, TourWrist, TripShock and MyDestination makes to the travel technology news shortlist for March 6.
Google Glass – the Next Big Thing in the travel industry?
February 22, 2013 By 20 Comments
Google’s suite of web and mobile-based services are continuing their penetration into travel industry. But with the launch of Glass, Google’s most hi-tech product yet, the ramifications for the sector are huge.
Google and Frommers, six months on – never about brand or books, just look at the bigger picture
January 30, 2013 By 12 Comments
For some, Google’s acquisition of Frommer’s in August last year triggered yet another sharp intake of breath that the Mountain View search company was wading further in on the travel sector.
