Map Search Tools to integrate on Accommodation Website
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Hello all,
Can any recommend a Map Search tool that i can integrate into my accommodation website. Ideally I want to be able to pin my clients on the map search with links back to their listing page on my website and provide an alternative search facility for clients looking for accommodation. Am covering the South Africa region specifically. Am assuming that i could go down the Google Maps route but would really like to know what alternatives there are on offer. Also what SEO considerations do i need to think about when adding this to my website.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Hi Samantha, Thanks for coming to Q&A to ask your question. Google's custom mapping tools are free and are probably going to be among the easiest to use and embed in your website. As an alternative, this might be interesting: http://www.esri.com/mapping-for-everyone/index.html However, I'm not certain what their handling of South Africa might be. I see a lot of US-centric mapping tools. Why don't you check that out and see if it would work for you, or if Google Maps would be a superior application?
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