To me, the Local Guides program is a great opportunity to engage with people from around the world, take part in cultural exchanges, and make good friends.
Local Guides program means friendship, giving back, and friendly competition and helping everyone around the world. The program has had a significant impact on my life since I got involved five years ago.
Through my involvement in the Local Guides program, I’ve made friends from far away places like Bangladesh, Italy, and Nigeria, to name just a few. I’ve never been a part of something so global before. Through the friends I’ve made, I’ve learned so much about culture and diversity.
Local Guides have introduced me to their customs, favorite treats, and passions.
Ultimately, this program celebrates our differences while also uniting us by what we have in common: our love for exploring and trying new things!
I love how being a Local Guide allows me to help others.
Specifically, I’ve been able to help small business owners by adding their locations to the map,
and I’m able to help their potential customers by leaving reviews to help guide their decisions.
One of my most helpful reviews, I have given for Maan Hotel & Restaurant, Alwar, Rajasthan India & Khachoe Residency, Ravangla, Sikkim.
Due to my pictures and reviews, these hotels are getting more guests and the owners of these hotels have personally called me and have thanked me for giving reviews.
I really liked it as I have never thought that my reviews and pictures will have so significant impact on people’s lives.
For me, Local Guide is a great companion to find new places and explore new restaurants, shopping malls, hotels. Local guides program keeps me motivated to find places and help others by leaving a review, adding photos and answering their questions.
Being a local guide, I can help small businesses to add their place to the Google Maps network and adding photos and reviews of their businesses. I use google maps many times a day by answering questions of people about a movie theater, restaurants, hotels, leaving ratings and reviews. It helps someone to know about the place beforehand – which seats are the best to watch the movie, which food items are a specialty of a restaurant, which hotels are the best in the area. It provides information to the people about the place they are visiting.
Local guides program is my identity, my job, and my life and my culture.
I haven’t imagined before that my reviews, pictures and the locations I have added to google maps will impact local business owners so much and I feel proud.
Thank you google and thank you Local Guides Program.
- Name: Anustup Gangopadhyay
- Location: Bhiwadi Rajasthan
