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Introduction into tourism 1 (ENG): Google Search Tips

Google Search Tips

Search operators and filters that help you search Google smarter:

  • Phrase search "... .... ....."
    Search on an exact phrase, using quotation marks: "dark tourism"
  • Article search filetype:...
    Search on a particular filetype (PDF, Doc) in combination with search terms to find articles on a particular topic: filetype:pdf tourism
  • Exclude terms
    Use the minus character to exclude terms that often appear together, e.g. search for York -New if you want information about the city York
  • Filters
    Filter your search result on location, language, period and/or material type
  • Advanced search
    Instead of operators and filters, you can use the option Advanced search

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Tips & tricks on how to search Google efficiently

Google Search Help

Use this Google Help page to read about search operators, refinements etc

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