Saying that nearly 70 percent of all travelers begin planning online, Google has an infographic that details the five stages of travel. It's a great look at how travelers move from merely dreaming about travel to sharing their travels with others.

Breaking the process down to Dreaming, Planning, Booking, Experiencing and Sharing, this infographic is part of Google's multi-media research library of case studies, interviews with thought leaders, sound bites from their industry events and more.

Want to know more about why we click what we click and do what we do online when researching travel? Dive deep into insights around how consumers decide on airlines, hotels, car rentals and cruises for their travel needs with a series of Google studies.

Covering topics ranging from "Media Consumption In Israel" to "Travelers Road To Decision 2011," trend-setting Google studies have interesting facts on a variety of topics.



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