Google Maps Travel Mashups and Tools


location based services

Welcome to readers of The New York Times, PC Magazine and Budget Travel Magazine! Google Maps mashups and tools are great resources for planning your next trip, using while you're on the road and for showcase your travels when you get back. To get you started here are some great mashups and tools to check out:Virtual Tourism - Tourist hotspots + YouTube videosVirtual Video Map - Another video + Google Maps mashupWikimapia - "Wiki" style info of Google Maps' satellite locationsSightseeing with Google Satellite MapsGoogle Sightseeing - Interesting stories about world locationsGeoWalk - Click and get wikipedia, Flickr, Hotel infoGChart - World info: currency, time, travel, weather, videosGeonames - Another Wikipedia + Google Maps toolLoc.alize.us - World Flickr photos on a Google MapWorld Webcam Map - Browse world views on a mapUNESCO World Heritage Sites - Add these to your travel plansWeatherBonk - Sometimes it's hard to find local weather. Try this.GolfBonk - Find a place to get in a round.. anywhere!UK Tourist Information MapsSee what's on the opposite side of the world from where you are!Send a postcard to this fellow while traveling!Find a running route in any city!Turnhere - Video, maps based travel guides (US)Find Airport Parking - Map out inexpensive airport parking (US)NYTimes.com's Frugal Traveler columnTube Hotels - Find Hotels near tube stations (London)UK Airport Hotels - Discounted room rates and parking at UK hotels (UK)Make a travelogue with CommunityWalk or PlatialGoogle Map your photos using one of the many resources availableGoogle Maps - Look up locations, search businesses and get directionsI appeared on G4TechTV's Call for Help show discussing ways that Google Maps can be used to plan your next trip. It's only .99 cents to watch from Google Video and it can be found here!Check out more travel related Google Maps mashups in one of the many categories here on Google Maps Mania including: Travel & Tourism, City Information, History Maps, Recreation & Fitness, Events & Sport