In recent months, Google has been steadily adding new tools to help consumers choose more sustainable options when using its services like Google Maps, Google Flights, and hotel search. On Tuesday, the company announced it’s expanding these efforts with the addition of a handful of new features that allow travelers to better filter their searches to make sustainable choices when booking flights or hotels as well as improved options for trains. The new features complement Google’s… Source link
Read More »An annoying COVID rule for global travelers may soon disappear
Travel industry leaders are hopeful the Biden administration will finally end a major COVID-era hassle for Americans traveling abroad and for international travelers who want to visit the United States: A negative COVID test within 24 hours of boarding a U.S.-bound flight. That requirement has been in effect since late last year, when the Biden administration ended a ban on travel into the United States from a variety of countries and replaced it with the negative-test requirement. At first,… Source link
Read More »Google Maps may have led Tahoe travelers astray in snowstorm
It appears that Google Maps may have guided weary Lake Tahoe travelers to closed-off and even dangerous roads amid record-setting snowfall. Social media posts, including from Crystal Kolden, a professor of forest sciences at UC Merced, have condemned the service for redirecting travelers away from closed highways to potentially precarious shortcuts. “This is an abject failure,” tweeted Kolden Monday evening. “You are sending people up a poorly maintained forest road to their death in a… Source link
Read More »Google Maps beefs up tools and tips for shoppers and travelers
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Read More »Google launches sustainable hotel options for eco-friendly travelers
Google is building a feature for travelers to differentiate hotels and resorts that are eco-friendly and have sustainable practices. During a Google search for hotels, some on the list now will have a tag that says “Eco-certified” next to a green leaf. By clicking “Learn More,” and then navigating to the hotel’s “About” tab, there should be a “Sustainability” tab that describes what sustainable practices the hotel employs and what certifications it has received. Sustainable… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Golf Talk: Travelers Championship
The App is Back! Don’t forget to download the NBC Sports EDGE app to receive real-time player news, mobile alerts and track your favorite players. Plus, now you can check out articles and player cards. Get it here! The PGA TOUR looks to unwind from a demanding U.S. Open week as they head to TPC River Highlands this week for the Travelers Championship. The course is a Pete Dye design. That’s always a fun element to look at because some golfers can’t handle the sightlines at his courses…. Source link
Read More »Yahoo Cup PGA DFS Picks This Week: The Travelers Championship
Looking for a way to learn PGA DFS without jumping in with both feet? We have a perfect solution for you. This year, Yahoo and Yahoo Fantasy are offering a $10,000 freeroll called the PGA “Yahoo Cup.” This contest awards a winner for weekly events and one winner at the end of the season who has the most cumulative points. That winner will receive $1,000. Ultimately, winning the Yahoo Cup comes down to picking the right golfers. Today I will provide my top three value PGA DFS picks based… Source link
Read More »Airlines won’t call travelers’ COVID-19 vaccination proof vaccine passports
The world awaits pandemic weary travelers, who are vaccinated against COVID-19 and ready to hit the road. United Airlines (UAL) announced Monday, in its Q1 earnings report, that it will begin flying this July to Iceland, Greece, and Croatia “moving to capitalize on emerging pent-up demand for travel to countries where vaccinated travelers are welcome.” The key, of course, is for a passenger to prove they have been vaccinated. Countries like Israel and China are already using digital… Source link
Read More »What Travelers Are Thinking Right Now, According to Google
At TravelPulse, we keep a close eye on how our users find our content and the topics they are interested in reading about. Doing so helps us stay ahead of the game when it comes to preparing the right content and satisfying the industry’s desire for information. Perhaps the most important part of this process is understanding trends among Google searches. With over 3.5 billion Google searches happening per day, the Google search engine is the most popular website in the world, and the… Source link
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