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Cleartrip launches routefinder service Waytogo

Cleartrip has recently launched a new service called Way To Go, which allows one to find the best routes and also make a booking on the service selected.   

This service is currently in public beta and is developed by an Australian startup Rome2Rio. It offers results of what is the fastest, cheapest, greenest way to reach your destination with an overlaying on a map, which highlights the routes based on the mode of transport selected. As its also integrated with its own booking facilities, you can book tickets easily. For example, if you want to plan a trip to say from Bangalore to Goa, it shows the modes of transport available along with options like Fastest, Cheapest and Greenest way to reach it. As Cleartrip has integration with various service providers like Airlines, Railways and recently introduced Bus tickets, it allows you to book the tickets from that window (ofcourse, another page opens with options to select trains) You can even book ferry rides.
 
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This service is available internationally and Waytogo covers over 5 trillion routes, 2.5 million places, 670 airlines and 600 ground transportation providers (trains, buses, local transit, ferries, etc.). As most travel and booking sites (atleast in India) have limited options when it comes to finding travel routes, Cleartrip believes Waytogo will fill that gap by offering end-to-end travel options covering multi-modal transport.
Also Waytogo currently offers local transit data for New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore (currently Metro & Taxi modes are available, Bus routes was not available for Bangalore) ! Want to try shortest path from MG Road to Electronics city via Silk Board Junction ? 🙂
 
Its still in beta and you can expect some hiccups like when I searched Bangalore to Mysore, the option to travel by bus showed 11 hours while it does not take more than 4 hours 🙂
 
Google Services disrupted

List of Google Services Blocked or Disrupted, By Countries

Google Services disrupted Want to know the list of the countries where Google services are blocked? read on. According to Google, people in more than 30 countries face disruption to all, one or the other of its service due to various reasons but the most common reason being Government censorhip. While countries like Pakistan, Tajikistan are blocking services like Youtube citing censorship, countries like Indonesia, Trinidad and Tobago have had to face disruptions due to reasons like blackout. These reports are released as part of the Google Transparency reports and can be accessed by clicking on the link here.

Among the list of services blocked it is very interesting to note that Morocco has blocked Google Earth since 2009 and continues to be the only country doing it in the world! There are a total of 14 disruptions in 2013 so far and most of these are due to Government censorship. In 2012 there were 27 disruptions, apart from government censorship the other reasons included Undersea cable cuts and ISP errors.

Following are the countries that have blocked one or all of the Google services citing censorship as the reason. You can view the complete report here:

 

Region Products (Still blocked)
Tajikistan YouTube
Syria All Products
China All Products
Iran Gmail
Pakistan YouTube
Turkey YouTube
Morocco Google Earth

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