Open Google Maps and tap your profile icon in the top right corner, then select Location sharing. Tap Share location, choose who you want to share it with, and select how long you want to share your ...

An old-school road atlas brings a little fun back into trip planning. Caleigh Waldman for NYT Wirecutter Or you could pull out a physical map and highlight a route. You might not know exactly what ...

Nearby shows me what's around me right now. Near Area on Your Map displays search results for the particular area I'm looking at, even if it's not my present location. That may not even be the best ...

One smart hack is known as "destination dupes." For example, "if you're a Francophile but can't swing the trans-Atlantic trip to Paris," then you might "try a shorter flight to Montreal or Quebec ...

Even though travel is genuinely one of my favorite things to do (and my favorite thing to spend money on), it can still be ...

The new features arrive as users have been turning to tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT for help with planning trips ... can now help users get trip ideas for certain regions or countries.

Near Area on Your Map displays search results for the particular area I'm looking at, even if it's not my present location. That may not even be the best tool for trip planning that's now a part ...

Planning your trip during off-peak seasons can result in significant savings. Like most trips, planning ahead, doing research, and smart choices go a long way to funding a trip to the most magical ...