https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/google maps/ Google Maps News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T06:59:23+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/south-african-national-parks-come-to-google-street-view/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/videos/video/south-african-national-parks-come-to-google-street-view/ A team of nature-loving South Africans, in partnership with Google Street View and South African Tourism, have released a large collection of 360-degree imagery of the country’s wildest areas. Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:00:37 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/british-airways-welcomes-google-street-view-to-new-york-london-flight/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/british-airways-welcomes-google-street-view-to-new-york-london-flight/ Google users can now take a virtual trip on British Airways’ ultra-exclusive business class-only service, with just the click of a mouse. The airline has teamed up with London City Airport, home to British Airways’ double-daily service to New York, to create the first airport airside tour on Google Street View. Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:08:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/google-street-view-goes-diving-on-the-great-barrier-reef/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/google-street-view-goes-diving-on-the-great-barrier-reef/ In what could possibly be the biggest technological announcement since the moon landing, Google will reveal the launch of underwater Street View for Google Maps. Sun, 30 Sep 2012 05:30:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/google-maps-adds-one-million-public-transit-stop-schedules/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/google-maps-adds-one-million-public-transit-stop-schedules/ Google has revealed the latest update to its Maps service, collaborating with hundreds of transit authorities around the world to make a comprehensive resource for millions of riders to find out which bus, train, subway or tram can take them to their next destination. Today, Google Maps has public transportation schedules for more than one million transit stops worldwide, in nearly 500 cities including New York, London, Tokyo and Sydney. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:29:52 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/google-maps-partners-london-luton-airport-for-indoor-mapping-first/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/google-maps-partners-london-luton-airport-for-indoor-mapping-first/ Google has taken Google Maps to another level in the UK and is delighted to announce that it can now show indoor maps for a number of locations, including London Luton as the first UK airport to benefit from this innovative technology. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:00:03 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/canada-uses-google-to-encourage-tourists-off-the-beaten-track/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/canada-uses-google-to-encourage-tourists-off-the-beaten-track/ The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) and DDB Canada (the CTC’s agency of record) today unveiled an innovative approach to online advertising: the result of a collaboration with Google Maps and Street View that virtually transports travelers onto real Canadian city streets with the simple click of a mouse. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:41:39 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/experiment-to-show-hotel-prices-in-google-maps/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/experiment-to-show-hotel-prices-in-google-maps/ Google Maps has started experimenting with a new feature, allowing internet users to view specific prices for selected hotel listings. Speaking on the LatLong Blog, the search giant said their products were often one of the first stops travellers make to find and compare hotels. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:49:44 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/free-google-map-tracking-on-board/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/free-google-map-tracking-on-board/ An advanced new `Infotainment’ system, which even gives passengers free access to a Google map tracing the route of the ship, has been installed by award winning river cruise line AMAWATERWAYS. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:15:52 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/google-maps-navigation-the-first-killer-app-for-android-2.0/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/google-maps-navigation-the-first-killer-app-for-android-2.0/ This is a definite advantage over the expensive iPhone apps. It’s unlikely to show up there, I guess but maybe some inexpensive competitive product. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:35:10 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/google-launches-place-pages-for-google-maps/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/google-launches-place-pages-for-google-maps/ Google has enhanced the functionality of Google Maps with an exciting new tool – Place Pages for Google Maps. Each Place Page has all the relevant information – photos, videos, reviews, related websites, popular attractions, maps, directions, etc. – listed on one single page. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:08:17 +0000