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Google Is Planning on Launching a Travel Assistant App

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: Google is giving Local Guides (shown above) early access to Google's new travel assistance app, the details of which haven't yet been revealed. Google

Skift Take

Google tends to favor digital products over human-facing services but it's possible that a new "travel assistant app" could blend the two. Then again, they've tried this before.

Is it telling that Google will be rolling out a beta of "a new travel assistant app" this week and that it will be certain members of its Local Guides program who will be among the first to get a "sneak peak?" Google has been emailing members of its Local Guides program in recent days informing them that Google is "introducing a new travel assistant app for Android and iPhone, and we'll be giving select Level 2+ Local Guides a sneak peak." Members of Google Local Guides, which debuted in early 2015, contribute to Google Maps by writing reviews of points of interests, posting photos, adding dest

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