Google Shortcuts – A Traveler’s Best Friend

We at WickedGoodTravelTips.com have been hooked on Google travel shortcuts since we discovered them last year. You’ll be amazed at the information you can get with just a few key strokes. Did you know you can check your flight status by entering the flight number in the Google search box? Give this a try: Enter AA123 in the Google search box and the flight status for American Airlines flight #123 will pop right up. (Yes, we all wish we were on that flight to Hawaii!) But that’s just the beginning – give these other travel shortcuts a try:

Enter in Google Text Box	Get Response
Weather Rome	Local weather in Rome
AA123	AA Flight 123 Flight Status
100 USD in Euro	Currency Conversion
60 C in F	60 Degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit
6 Feet In Meters	Measurement Conversion
50 Miles in Kilometers	Distance Conversion
60 MPH in KPH	Driving Speed Conversion
Name + City + State (or zip code)	Get A Phone Number
Pizza + Zip Code	Find The Nearest Pizza Joint
Tracking Number for USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc	Track your package

EVEN BETTER, you can do it all by text message from your phone. Simply send a text message to Google at 466453. Here are some examples:

Send Txt Msg to 466453	Enter Text Query
To Find a Business (name + zip)	Sushi 02492
To Check Weather (W + zip)	W 02459
To Check Flight Status	AA123
To Get Airline Phone Number	delta airlines
To Get A Translation	T Ticket Please to French
To Get A Currency Conversion	50 USD in EUR
To Do A Conversion	70 F in C /150 miles in km / 6ft in meters
To Get Directions (Zip Code to Zip Code)	Or Start Address to Destination Address
See A Map	Map State Street Boston
To Get Help	Help (+) Subject

Neat or what!!