Google Maps Brings Back Reordering Destinations


At the end of July Google Maps introduced an updated design and some new features. But it also removed some features, including the ability to drag and reorder destinations (e.g., for a multi-city trip). That capability is now back, according to SERountable.

Google has added travel time between destinations as well.

Here’s a quick, multi-city roadtrip where the order of the destinations has been changed by dragging one of the steps to another position:

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Here’s a video that illustrates the reordering of destinations in action:



Greg Sterling is a Contributing Editor at Search Engine Land, and writes a personal blog Screenwerk, examining the broader world of media and advertising. He also posts at a Local Mobile Search, which is focused on the mobile Internet.

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