Google's Gemini and Ask Maps speed up travel planning
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Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30
Google's Gemini and Ask Maps speed up travel planning
8 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30
A New York Times tech columnist used them for a 14-day Taiwan and Hong Kong trip and a Hawaii holiday, cutting activity planning to about 30 minutes.
The tools were strongest at researching restaurants and tourist attractions, drawing on Google's existing flight, dining and mapping resources in one app.
The test examined whether travel-planning chatbots have improved after earlier AI tools performed poorly, finding Google's latest offerings more useful for streamlining trip preparation.
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