Orbitz debuts Google aerial views for hotels

You’ve never seen a hotel like this before.

Orbitz is the first travel site to showcase Google Maps’ new aerial perspective. This feature gives hotel shoppers a whole new way to view properties and their neighborhoods.

Besides the traditional “satellite” view, customers can zoom into a hotel at an angle, seeing both the rooftop and sides of the building. They can rotate around the entire hotel to see it from all perspectives.

Orbitz has added the aerial perspective to maps for San Diego hotels and San Jose hotels and plans to expand the feature to more destinations as they become available. Take it for a spin yourself by clicking the “Map” tab on any hotel, selecting the satellite view, and rotating the ring around the compass to see various perspectives.

Here’s a quick demo featuring the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

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