To answer the question, what does the local guide program means to me, I had to go back to the first time I discovered it. It was one year ago that I stumbled upon the program while visiting a distant city of Orcha, in Madhya Pradesh. With the first pictures I uploaded, Google constantly kept updating me on the number of viewers of the images. Every update boosted my confidence by allowing me to know that people not only my peers, but strangers were getting an idea of what these places are like. In this age of informatics, we all want to be informed of the features of product that we are going to purchase. Google guide for me is an informative platform that helps me gain knowledge of the places that I am going to visit. It is a place where I can check everything including pictures, reviews, suitable time, ideal things to do, things that these places are famous for and even the level of connectivity that they offer. What is best is that all these features are available at a tap of thumb because of local guide programs.
In addition, for me, Local guide programs fulfill an important part of addressing the lack of information about particular venues on the level of comfort that these places allow. Such as in the guide programs you can rate whether or not a place offers wheel-chair accessibility, parking, and kids’ friendly menu among others. All these features allow local guide users like me to plan things better. For example, it helps you to choose a wheelchair accessible venue for people with special needs and ensure that they do not feel dependent on others for their movement. Local Guides program for me is the next level integrated platform that can offer all information about a place compiled at a single place from which all people can benefit.
