Travel Essentials Summer 2017: indispensable tech to pack along (video)

Let it be for relaxation, or one last business trip before vacation, we've got a list of travel essentials we think you should pack along in order to make your journey as pleasant as possible.

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Google Flights will help you find the cheapest tickets, anticipate price hikes, and more

Traveling home for the holidays? Thinking of pulling a “Christmas with the Kranks”… all the way, and escape the cold to some sunny, exotic destination? Perhaps looking at early Vegas or Barcelona accommodations for the fast-approaching CES and MWC expos?Whatever your ultimate goal and trip motivation, next time you’re gearing up to book a flight literally anywhere in the world, be sure to check out Google’s latest batch of travel planning-simplifying features on your mobile device.The search ...

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PSA: Ways to stay connected while traveling overseas

Earlier this month, we sent two editors overseas to Berlin, Germany for IFA. That coverage was appropriately sponsored by XCom Global. Appropriately, because our two editors were coming from the United States with their United States-based carriers which, if one wasn’t careful, would lead to really high cellphone bills and a hard-to-explain expense report. Fortunately, not only was XCom Global helping us out by sponsoring our trip, but those fine folks also helped keep us connected as well.Now, hold on, this isn’t an ad. Sure ...

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Some Google Local Guides getting invites to beta app

If your legs are as restless as your mind is or you enjoy discovering the place you live and know it like the back of your hand, you might already be signed up as one of Google’s “Local Guides.” You meet fellow guides and get sweet swag along the way.One piece of swag on the way for Local Guides leveled 2 or above is an invitation to try out “Google’s New App ...

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