You’re heading to a new city so what do you do? Simple, whip out your internet-connected device and search for the best places to visit, dine at and stay the night. There are countless services available online that allow you to view the best places in a city and Facebook is now getting into that game as well. It has introduced a new page called Places through which users will be able to search for restaurants, hotels, landmarks and more.
Since its local search feedback from patrons and other visitors means a great deal. So if you land on any business using Places, Facebook is going to lead you directly to that location’s Facebook page, provided it has one.
You will also get to see reviews and likes from other Facebook users, thus making it easier to find out what others have thought about that place. It will display if any of your Facebook friends have been to that location and what their review was.
Its not a whole lot different from what you can get with the likes of Yelp and TripAdvisor, but this is one way that Facebook can ensure users spend more time on its site.
This is meant as a discovery tool and it allows you to either type or select the name of the city you wish to discover great locations in. Facebook Places is available on both mobile and desktop, but for the best experience, opt for the latter.
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