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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google has launched Google Trips, a new mobile app to help users with their travel plans. The app, available for both Android and iOS, uses data collection from crowdsourced contributions and Google Maps and can provide a personalized guidance to users on different aspects of their travel, like reservations, restaurants and tourist attractions.

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According to a Tech Crunch article, the biggest draw to the app is that it can provide valuable data on multiple cities by keeping track of various locations via multiple tabs. It is even possible to download information for access when internet is unavailable.

Another key feature is that the app integrates data from the user's Gmail account, such as stored reservations that have been emailed to the recipient.

Google Trips will offer "cards" like Reservations, Food & Drink, Saved Places, Day Plans and Things to Do to help travelers stay organized before and during their adventures.

Interestingly, the news seems to have had an effect on other stocks within the online travel planning space, like Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP) and Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN), which both traded down after the news.

At Time Of Writing ...

Alphabet (GOOG) was down 0.37 percent at $766.07.
Alphabet (GOOGL) was down 0.36 percent at $795.13.
Priceline was down 0.76 percent at $1,448.95.
Tripadvisor was down 2.09 percent at $60.01.

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