What’s the first thing you do after you book a plane ticket for your upcoming trip? Most of you will probably go with: finding a place to stay. And while that might seem the logical approach, surprisingly, it’s not the best one.
TikToker and vlogger @jessicawantsanap recently shared a video on her profile in which she detailed a genius trick for planning your trip that will ensure you find the best place to stay. According to her, once she tried this approach, she never looked back.
The first step of @jessicawantsanap’s trip planning process is, of course, finding a way to get to your location. The second, however, isn’t booking accommodation. It’s instead visiting Google Maps.
The TikToker explains that before she books a place to stay, she first uses the Google My Maps tool. This feature allows users to create maps for personal use and customize them in a number of ways.
After getting ideas on sights, tourist attractions, and other points of interest from various sources, including Instagram and TikTok, she proceeds to pin them to her map. The next step is to Google recommended areas to stay in the city and compare them to your map. This will allow you to find the best place to stay based on the things you want to do during your stay.
You can check out the visual explanation of the trick in @jessicawantsanap’s video below.
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