{"id":108403,"date":"2018-09-27T03:53:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T03:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=108403"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:59:37","slug":"google-new-travel-website-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-new-travel-website-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"Google starts its very own travel website"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Touring Bird comes from Google\u2019s start-up incubator and offers guides to some of the coolest cities in the world<\/h2>\n<p>Google is a big company, but in today\u2019s world, &#8220;big&#8221; will never be big enough. Companies today have a duty to grow continuously and Google is no exception. There are many ways that Google pushes itself further and farther, but one of the web giant&#8217;s standout efforts is its official startup incubator, <strong>Area 120.<\/strong> As a workshop for all of Google\u2019s most &#8220;out there&#8221; and experimental products, Area 120 is where you\u2019ll find all of <strong>Google\u2019s wackiest efforts.<\/strong> If you think you might be interested in what these are you can sign up for early access to whatever Area 120 is cooking up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/area120.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One Area 120 breakout may seem surprising. <strong>Touring Bird<\/strong> is a new travel guide website to help travelers\u2026 <em>\u201cexplore, compare, and book tours, tickets, and activities from multiple providers in top destinations around the world\u2014all in a single place.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xDHtmw4P0JE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The main idea behind the site is to put all sorts of different touring and activity options for some of the coolest cities around the world into one place, for both mobile and desktop users. Touring Bird aims to give users access to the <strong>best tours and activities in each of the cities it covers. <\/strong>Some are even <strong>free!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of now, Touring Bird is live for 20 cities including Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Las Vegas, Chicago, LA, and New Delhi. The company plans to expand further in the coming months. The tool allows users to search for activities based on different classifications like<strong> interest, traveler type, and activity type.<\/strong> So, if you\u2019re a family of four on vacation in Chicago and you\u2019re looking for a left-field type of experience that is educational for the kids, Touring Bird could be the website you need to help you find what you\u2019re looking for. (Although if it recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/33zPlnhymCU?t=51s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Weiner&#8217;s Circle<\/a>, we advise against it.)<\/p>\n<p>Traveling might not seem like a natural fit for a search giant, but Touring Bird does seem to be trying to link up web users with what they\u2019re looking for, albeit across a niche category.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108404\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird.jpg\" alt=\"Touring Bird Google startup travel website\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Touring-Bird-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Touring Bird brings together all types of activities in 20 cool cities around the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.touringbird.com\/faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Touring Bird website<\/a>, the small team behind Google\u2019s latest project to go live had this to say:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTraveling to new places is fun and exciting\u2014but for a lot of people, planning what to do once you\u2019re there is not. It often involves hours of research, reading dozens of travel guides and blogs across the web, sifting through reviews, compiling your own lists, comparing prices and offerings, and asking friends and family for recommendations. 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