Tag Archives: Booking

Google makes Search even more of a health tool appointment finder and booking options

How we got here: Google is focusing on what it knows best following a reshuffle of its Health organization: Search. For example, last December, the tech giant unveiled a new Google Search feature that makes it easier for patients to find doctors that accept Medicare. Many Medicare Advantage (MA) patients are willing to see doctors they haven’t had a visit with yet. Only 29% of MA members knew their home health clinician prior to the visit, per an October 2021 OIG analysis of 26 million… Source link

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Google’s free hotel booking links arrive on Search and Maps

Google is expanding its free hotel booking links to show on Search and Maps, the company announced Wednesday. The company is also adding reporting capabilities, support for hotel rates in Google Business Profiles and rolling out Local Posts to hotels as well. Image: Google. Free hotel booking links expand to Search and Maps. In March 2021, Google started offering free listings within Google Hotel search. Now, the company is adding support for free hotel booking links… Source link

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Booking revenue is up 20%

The surge of Americans traveling on COVID-19 delayed getaways is driving up revenue at Delta Vacations.  “If you look at what we see just as recently as June, our booking revenue is up 20%, relative to 2019,” CEO Dwight James told Yahoo Finance Live. Delta Vacations is a privately owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines (DAL), which reports second quarter earnings Wednesday. Delta Vacations does not report revenue or earnings, but its parent company Delta groups it with other subsidiaries in its… Source link

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Google to End Tours and Activities Booking Next Month – Skift

In what has to be a disappointment to the often wild and erroneous speculation that Google was on its way to becoming an online travel agency, Google informed tours and activities providers and booking partners that it will phase out Reserve with Google for tour bookings starting August 1, Skift has learned. Reserve with Google enabled tours and activities operators to capture bookings in their Google business listings with travelers not having to navigate to other websites. Online travel… Source link

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Google Announces Free Hotel Booking Links

Google Hotel Ads and Free Booking Links Free Hotel Booking Links Google Under Anti-trust Investigation Citation Google announced a new Hotel Booking Links program was formerly offered through the Hotels Ads system. Hotels and travel companies are encouraged to join. Current Google Hotel Ads advertisers don’t have to change anything as their listings will be shown automatically. According to the announcement: “Partners who already participate in the Hotel Prices API and Hotel Ads do not need to… Source link

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