reservations, tips, Google Lens and more

Traveling becomes easier thanks to Google, since in addition to offering resources such as Google Photos or Google Maps, the company has other functions on its platforms that can help you both for planning the trip and for getting around when you are at your destination.

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Today we are going to show you a great compilation of all the Google resources you can use on your travels and to which you it’s worth taking a look for your next vacation.

These agricultural utilities are completely free and thanks to them you will be able to plan your trip from start to finish, choosing the destination, buying the flights and even saving the recipes of the typical dishes of the place you are going to.

Choose your destination

Logically, before deciding where to travel, it’s usually best to do a little research to find out if you might like it or not, and Google offers several ways to carry out this action what the company called Immersive View.

This feature is already present in many European cities and is extremely useful to check what the cities you will soon look like look like.

On the one hand, Google Maps has a lot of information about the interesting destinations it can suggest you to go on vacation, and the best thing is that you can use Street View and the immersive view to walk around the cities a bit before to visit them.

This way you will also be able to see the points of interest, and although it is not the same as being there, you will be able to get an idea of ​​whether it is worth it or not.

Let Google make some recommendations before buying the flights

Google Flights is a Google tool specially designed to help you find interesting destinations to fly to in addition to compare flights to these destinations.

The company has very interesting options on the same platform, and it can be a great ally when you are already buying plane tickets, if that is the medium in which you operate.

It integrates a complete price comparator in the plane tickets which can save you a lot of money which you can then spend on where you are traveling, and you can filter the results based on various aspects such as stopovers or the airline operating the flight.

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One of its best features is the price tracker, which will allow you to take a look at the historical price chart of the flight you’re looking at to know if it’s a good time to buy them or not.

You can also choose your hotel with Google

As with flights, Google has integrated a new tool that allows you to search and compare hotel prices, and not only has information about these but also with images and videos that other users have taken and uploaded to the platform.

This search engine also has different filters that will help you make a better choice, such as the stars it has, the price per night and availability on the dates you want, among others.

In addition, since the vast majority of hotels are registered in Google Maps because they want to appear on this platform, you will be able to see all the hotels in a specific area from the same place and in a comfortable way.

Create a list with the places you want to visit

We have already told you at length about Google Maps lists, which allow you to organize the points of interest of your choice, whether it is two lemon trees in your city or the historical monuments you want to visit in your vacation spot. .

This means that if you want to go take a picture and make the most of your trip, you can plan and order the places that you want to see when you go on vacationso you can make more visits than if you improvise.

In addition, the usefulness of the lists does not end there, since you can also make one with the best restaurants in the area or with other points of interest such as supermarkets or parking lots.

Discover local cuisine with Google Lens

This AI-powered tool recognizes almost anything you put in front of it, and it has a feature that lets you find similar results near you, and if you love to cook, that’s a huge plus.

If you walked into a restaurant and there was a dish you particularly liked, you can analyze the photo you took of it with Google Lens and search for results near you to find out the name of the dish and even find a recipe to try when you get home.

Get around with scooters or e-bikes

Thanks to Google Maps, when searching for a route, you can select the means of transport you are going to use, but you can also see which bicycle or electric scooter services are available in the city.

In general, they are quite cheap and renting by the minute will allow you to reach the nearest destinations in a short time, which is ideal if you are bored walking or are late for an event.

Buy tickets for nearby monuments and shows

From the individual tab of each monument that you see on Google Maps, you can access a section with the name of the tickets and which allows you to buy them by comparing the price between several different sites.

Moreover, you can also see if they have an instant confirmation of the purchase and if it reaches your mobile to show it using a QR code or similar methods.

Orient yourself with augmented reality

One of Google’s best innovations in recent years to guide you through unfamiliar cities is to incorporate augmented reality into the process so that your mobile helps guide you.

Just point your cell phone at the city road you’re on and Google Maps will not only show you what’s nearby, but it can also give you directions with this kind of manual compass calibration.

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