Tag: "Google"

JR EAST, Hoshino Resorts and LINE Yahoo talked about how they use generative AI at an annual conference ‘Google Cloud Next Tokyo ’24.' Tomoyuki Hirate, Google Cloud President Japan, said “AI is definitely shifting from the trial stage to the usage stage in the business world.”

Google unveiled top 10 most-searched destinations departing from Japan and APAC for this summer. The most-searched destination departing from APAC was Japan.

‘Travelco’ is selected as the most-satisfied meta-search for both air ticket and hotel in Japan, followed by ‘Google Travel,' which is firstly among top five meta-searches.

Hermione Joye, Sector Lead, APAC Travel, Google, talked about search-based travel trends in 2022 in APAC. In Japan, search interests in 'sustainability' is skyrocketing. She also said that travel brands should take advantage of first party data.

Klook, a Hong Kong-based activity booking platform, has started offering a Google Things to do service for Klook partner activity or attraction operators.

Google Travel opens free hotel booking links for every hotel and travel company, in addition to ad bidders, allowing them including independent hotels to deliver real-time prices and available rooms on their visibilities.

On ‘Google Flight,’ ‘Book on Google’ service is now available for ANA customers through NDC platform. No need moving from Google Flight to ANA official website for booking, purchase or even payment.

Google illustrates new search trends in Japan based on Google Trend data by July 11 2020, showing increases in searches of 'Near XX,' 'Summer vacation, what happens,' ‘light camping car' or ‘rental house.'