Bing local search update highlights business holiday hours in local listings

Prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, Bing announced it was helping business owners display the correct hours of operation via their local search listing on Bing.

From the Bing Search Blog: “Bing local is collaborating with business owners and trusted partners to get accurate holiday hours in real time. When you search for local businesses, you’ll receive up-to-date changes for holiday hours.”

Bing included the following image to highlight how holiday hours will be displayed for local listings:

The updates rolled out for both desktop and mobile on November 23 and will be available for all future holidays, according to Bing.

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