Google Maps integration for chauffeur booking and dispatch maps

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Places autocomplete, routing, and map previews anchor every quote and dispatch map.

Google Maps integration for chauffeur booking and dispatch maps
Overview

Maps across the journey

Guests pick precise pickup pins — including airport terminals — via Places autocomplete with biased country filters.

Directions API distances feed the pricing engine for point-to-point and multi-stop itineraries.

Static and interactive map previews appear in booking summaries and dispatcher consoles.

  • Places autocomplete
  • Directions distance matrix
  • Airport POI bias
  • Map preview thumbnails
How it works

From typed address to priced route

  • Step 1

    Autocomplete

    Guests select structured place IDs; free-text geocoding is avoided for quote accuracy.

  • Step 2

    Measure

    Directions returns driving distance and duration used by the quote service.

  • Step 3

    Visualize

    Booking review shows map thumbnails; dispatchers see the same route polyline.

Google Maps integration for chauffeur booking and dispatch maps
Benefits

Operational value

  • Quote fidelity

    Structured places reduce bad coordinates that cause chauffeur delays.

  • Guest familiarity

    Travelers recognize Google map styling in confirmations and tracking links.

  • Dispatcher alignment

    Operations teams reference identical routes guests approved at checkout.

Google Maps security
Security

API key hygiene

Browser keys are HTTP-referrer restricted; server keys live only on NestJS quote services.

Place IDs — not raw guest searches — are logged for support investigations.

  • Referrer-restricted JS keys
  • Server-only Directions calls
  • Redacted address logs
  • Quota alerting
Google Maps integration
Integration

Maps APIs used

Places Autocomplete (New) powers booking widgets; Directions API v2 supplies distance durations.

Map thumbnails use Static Maps for email-safe previews without loading full SDKs.

  • Places Autocomplete New
  • Directions API v2
  • Static Maps previews
  • Session token billing optimization
Google Maps business use cases
Use cases

High-impact flows

  • Airport meet-and-greet

    Terminal POIs ensure chauffeurs stage at the correct arrivals hall.

  • Hourly city tours

    Multi-stop directions accumulate distance for hourly package thresholds.

  • Dispatcher overrides

    Ops edits pickup pins with the same autocomplete component as guests.

Support

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