Easter: how to make the most of your trip on the long holiday with Google Maps

It's Easter time, where people take advantage of holidays to travel with friends or family. It is known that Thursday and Good Friday are considered non-working days, which allows most to time a long holiday. However, there are times when technological tools are needed to travel, such as Google Maps.

The application has several tips that will allow users to move around more easily when they decide to go sightseeing or visiting places in Peru. Not only that, it will also help you 'survive' without a Wi-Fi signal. Take into account the recommendations that the platform brings to take advantage of the best Easter.

7 TIPS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TRIP DURING EASTER

“OK Maps”

It is known that it is very common to run out of data signal or WiFi during a trip, but don't worry. Google Maps allows you to save entire cities on your phone or tablet to navigate them when you're offline. How to do it? Open the app from your mobile device, go to the city or place you'd like to save, speak to the microphone saying “OK Maps” and the map will be saved to your phone.

Survive without a signal

How to survive without an Internet connection, which is so necessary? For this you need two things: have the satellite location function (GPS) turned on and have the map loaded before losing the signal. First, open the app and, on the main screen, you'll see that the blue circle of your location keeps moving even though you're not connected. The recommendation is very useful for the road or when you can't spend too much on data if you're on a long trip.

Explore

When you search for a place, a drop-down section will appear at the bottom of the map where you can discover suggestions of places and tourist attractions close to your location. Why is it relevant? The app can help you plan your trip ahead of time, because if you explore the city first you'll see places that catch your eye. You can also add that to your itinerary.

If you are looking for a town or a city, Google Maps shows you a tourist guide, where you will be able to find information about that place, the main tourist attractions, the main hotels and even the most interesting things to visit.

In addition, when you are using the map, when you zoom in and out to a place you will see directions to points of interest. The best thing is that you will have icons to distinguish tourist sites, cultural sites, restaurants, places in nature.

Establishments at a click

Another feature is that the mobile application shows you shortcuts located below the search bar and allows you to access types of businesses such as supermarkets, gas stations, pharmacies and parking lots. However, to have a better experience of this utility, you must have GPS enabled.

Traffic and incident reports

If you're travelling in your own car, Google Maps shows you what's in front of you. When you search for directions, you'll see congestion along the route and traffic incidents in real time. In the app, you'll see overlapping lines over the streets, color-coded from green (fast traffic) to dark red (slow traffic).

Avoid motorways and tolls

This is another Google Maps feature for those who travel in their own vehicles. In the mobile app, you can specify how you want to travel with options that allow you to avoid highways and tolls. When you search for directions, select “directions” and a new window will appear with “Route Options” and mark the category you want to avoid.

Recently, Google Maps announced that you will soon see the estimated toll price for your destination before you start browsing thanks to reliable information from local authorities. This feature will soon arrive in Peru. To learn more, visit this blog.

Use voice commands

Finally, you can use Google Maps voice commands while driving because it integrates the Google Assistant. With this feature you can give directions to the map without having to use your hands. To do this, you must say “OK Google” while you are in GPS mode driving and you can say a voice command such as “What is the nearest tap” to indicate them on the screen.

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