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Google Introduces More Tools To Ease Travel-related Search

Removal of specific dates for flight deals, filters to plan itineraries or locate a neighbourhood for stay in a new city are some of the new tools

Travellers busy planning for the upcoming summer holiday travel or beyond will be happy to note that the popular search engine Google has launched new travel centric features or revamped existing ones to help with research and booking options. 

Google Flights: Here travellers could track prices for specific dates between two cities, and were informed about price drops for those particular dates. Now, it has been revamped so that travellers can track prices to find deals for any dates; they will receive an email if Google detects lower than typical fares in the next three to six months.

Google Explore: By default, the tool indicates air fares for the chosen destination. But now it has filters to help plan road trips. Travellers can search for places to go to from their chosen destinations by working through filters based on budget, trip length, useful information about the places, etc. During search, viewers will have to click on a pink dot and bubble saying 바카라explore nearby바카라.

Google Maps: 바카라Interest layers바카라 added to the map are expected to help travellers choose where they want to stay at the destination of their choice. The filters will help visitors to find out which is the best area for them to choose to stay depending on their interest 바카라 tourist locations, shopping centres, dining dens, universities, etc. The option 바카라where to stay바카라 will provide a convenient neighbourhood guide. As Richard Holden, VP of Google바카라s Travel Products pointed out in his blog, 바카라For some trips, you may want easy access to a certain landmark or address. You can enter that location in the hotel or vacation rental search bar and you바카라ll see a toggle to show properties within a 15 or 30 minute trip by foot or car. This might be helpful if you바카라re going to an event, like a wedding or a conference, and want to stay near the venue.바카라

Keeping Track: While searching on Google Maps, travellers can save the hotels or the vacation rentals they have been exploring by tapping on the bookmark icon. The information will be available on the 바카라saved바카라 tab when they want to refer to them later. 

One of the driving forces behind Google바카라s interest in strengthening their travel related tools is that the search trend has shown that people are keen to travel. 바카라Whether they바카라re searching for planes, passports, or their next vacation destination, Q1 travel searches were above Q1 바카라19 pre-pandemic levels,바카라 said Philipp Schindler, SVP and CBO, Google during Google바카라s parent company Alphabet바카라s quarter one (Q1) 2022 Earnings call. He also said, 바카라Query growth in categories like 바카라beaches and islands바카라 were up 27 per cent versus 2019, while 바카라vacation rentals바카라 rose 37 per cent. Compared to last year, global searches for 바카라passport online바카라 jumped 80 per cent, while searches for 바카라travel insurance surged 2X.바카라

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