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We recently released our latest report in the Skift Trends series, Deep Dive Into Google’s Travel Ambitions. Below is an extract. Get the full report here to get ahead of this trend. When it comes to hotels, Google the search engine is transitioning (Relaxnews) - Consumers are increasingly turning to their phones, asking Google for trip ideas and YouTube to give them a preview of their upcoming vacation destination. In a recently released report focusing on the impact of mobile technology, Google Google Street View has mapped the ancient city of Petra, providing armchair travellers with a video tour of its historic sights – with commentary by Queen Rania of Jordan War and terrorist attacks may have put an end to tourism in the Middle East – at Last year, snow and slippery roads slowed traffic the day before Thanksgiving. Denver's rising Google rank is supported by travel forecasts by AAA Colorado, which expects the highest number of Coloradans in seven years to take a Thanksgiving trip more than Executive from the two sites, which compete with Google to offer travel and business recommendations, tweeted examples of smartphone searches over the weekend that included their company names but pointed people toward Google's reviews and maps results. It’s no secret that Google Maps and other smartphone mapping services have changed how we get around. As our friends in Travel note, those nifty mapping tricks are now becoming available without a data connection, too. Google‘s Offline Maps can do turn .

Offline Maps, introduced this month, is one of a handful of free tools being rolled out by Google as the company further extends its reach in the travel realm. It also recently began promoting a rewards program for people who post online reviews and tips For many people, traveling around the world remains nothing but a distant dream, which is about to change by the advent of Google Flights. This is obviously because traveling usually leaves a huge dent on people’s bank accounts. While technology is In a recently released report focusing on the impact of mobile technology, Google analysts found that more and more consumers are moving away from desktop searches and towards mobile devices: mobile queries have increased 50 per cent over the last year. Just tap the Start button and you’ll have turn-by-turn voice directions the whole way thanks to Google Maps. Aside from getting directions, you can also ask for other travel-related info: Say “How far is Boston, Massachusetts from Portland, Maine” to .