United turns to interactive Google maps to help travelers unsure of where to go in coronavirus era

United turns to interactive Google maps to help travelers unsure of where to go in coronavirus era

United Airlines is turning to a Google-powered interactive maps to help still-scarce travelers find destinations that fit the coronavirus era.The map, which launched on United's website Wednesday, allows travelers to punch in the most they want to spend on a ticket and filter airports by their destination activities or descriptions: beaches, beer and breweries, culture, food and drink, hiking, national parks, outdoors, romantic, skiing and snowboarding, and snorkeling and scuba.For example, a search for a return trip from Newark, New Jersey the first week in November with a preference for national parks and hiking yielded a $117 flight to Denver, a $97 flight to Las Vegas, a $207 flight to Portland, Oregon, all in basic economy, among other destinations. Air travel demand is stuck at less than a third of the same