Google Flights implements lowest price ticket guarantee

Google added new travel-focused tools to help users search for hotels from their mobile phones and make airline purchasing decisions, with a program that tracks prices to ensure deals aren’t missed.

The company has introduced new features for its search page And Google Mapswith which he intends to make it easier for the user to organize a trip so that it is “remembered”, as well as to offer services that guarantee the best price when booking flights or hotels.

Find cheaper flights on Google Flights

Google added to your search engine Google flights a pilot program with a price guarantee, with which it is possible to specify which flights will remain at the current price, to help the user know if he has to wait to buy a ticket because it may fall in price, or vice versa, It is a good option to buy it now and if you wait to buy it you can spend more.

In other words, if a flight includes a price guarantee icon, it means that Google he is sure that “today’s price will not be lower until it takes off.” This is because the search engine analyzes whether prices are low, typical, or high “compared to average historical prices.”

This program is currently only available to users on USA. And if the price of the flight on the day of departure is lower, Google will return the price difference to the user via Google Pay.

For this, Google is responsible for supervising the price of the said flight on a daily basis until its departure. Specifically, the company clarifies that a user can receive a maximum of $500 (€458.53) per year in compensation.

Hotel search improvements

Google introduced a new mobile hotel search format that makes it easy to compare data such as reviews, rates, and location.

As he explains in a statement on his blog, Google introduced a new option to explore each hotel or accommodation offered by search results in a scrollable story format.

When searching for hotels in a specific area with information such as the number of people and dates of stay, the user can click “see more” in the results to display a selection of available accommodation options, which are displayed in a visual format similar to a social media story instagram.

Clicking on these stories shows pictures of hotel rooms and rooms to help the user “get an idea” of the place. Likewise, when you view stories, user reviews are also displayed with comments about the stay, price per night, or the exact location of the property in Google Maps to see the area you are in and what’s nearby. Direct access to the hotel’s website is also provided.

From these stories, the user can save Hotel to see it again later. That way, when you’re done exploring a hotel, simply swipe up to go to the history of the next suggested property.

Activities while traveling

Another new addition, including Google It is designed to make it easier to find events or excursions while traveling, and also allows you to book tickets or tickets for these events directly from the search results.

To do this, the user will only need to search for the action in both web search results and Google Maps and, among the proposed results, Google It will show a list with ticket prices for the specified event. In addition, next to the prices there is a direct link for booking a ticket on the website of the company organizing the event.

This tool also offers suggestions with experience related to the activity you are looking for. For example, Google You can promote a tour of the area near the historical site you want to visit.

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