A "Travel app" that shows so many clichés condensed in its presentation video (and to top it all, a goat in a spanish street?) hints of enormous amounts of ignorance about the destination. And even feels insulting ... I'll stick to my carrier with free voice and data roaming in UK-EU-US for reading TripAdvisor/Yelp reviews... and a normal GPS Navigator for moving around. Also, maybe Google has missed the minor detail…
TL;DR: smugness usually works better when you actually have something relevant to say. Yeesh, this comment is almost embarrassing. Far be it from me to educate the "well-traveled", but I suppose I'll be the one to tell you that the world is larger than the US, EU and UK: I recently spent nine months traveling around 5 continents and less than one month of that was in any of those places. On top of that, the assertion…
The focus of my critique (rant?) is that the presentation video only shows:
1- Ignorance about the destination with so many clichés and misleading stereotypes.
2- disrespect for many locals (like me)
> I'll be the one to tell you that the world is larger than the US, EU and UK
Brilliant observation, but if you are marketing your app for European travel, don't mislead travellers showing goats in a Barcelona street and show respect for the locals.
> The assertion that having data is a perfect replacement for an offline travel guide is a bizarre one.
Where is that assertion? It's a personal preference. As you may know there's not a single/universal way of travelling, there's also people that might prefer a satellite phone... Your preference of connectivity is irrelevant, but for many people having free wifi/4g renders this offline-first app useless in european soil.
Whenever I've visited the americas (north/south) a working SIM with a data plan has been enough for me...