United turns to interactive Google maps to help travelers unsure of where to go in coronavirus era
- Date: 23-Sep-2020
- Source: CNBC
- Sector:Transport
- Country:user-top-picks
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