Wiki TravelSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is buying the Frommer’s line of journey guidebooks, the newest move to amass a trove of publishing content that might strengthen the No. 1 Internet search company’s push to become a significant online travel broker.

Couchsurfing is an alternate approach to travel for those on a shoestring budget who want to meet locals on the locations they go to. The idea is you keep at any person’s house for a few nights, freed from cost, and spend some time along with your host, perhaps sightseeing, otherwise you might have a meal with them or drinks with their pals. Your lodgings could range from a spare bed room to a spot on the floor, it should often say on the profile so you realize what you’re getting yourself into.

The sale by John Wiley & Sons Inc comes practically a year after Google’s $151 million …

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