Microsoft Surface mash-up heralds death of the travel brochure

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Andrew McCormick

October 05, 2009

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Microsoft Surface mash-up heralds death of the travel brochure

LONDON - A mash-up between Microsoft Surface and Google Maps promises to make visits to the travel agent a whole lot more interesting and threatens to make glossy travel brochures a thing of the past.

Microsoft Surface and Google Maps combined

TravelTainment, a company that provides technology services to travel agents has created a mash-up of Google Maps and Microsoft Surface technology that enables holidaymakers to check out destinations on an interactive world map.

Hundreds of thousands of photos of resorts around the world are available on the app, which makes booking a holiday a little more interactive than reading a brochure or scanning the internet only to find grainy photos of dodgy villas.