Google on Thursday launched its travel guide application ‘Google Trips’ making it easier for travellers to plan their vacation and get curated travel options as per their interest. The new app with added features will help travellers find everything that they need—right from seeking suggestions on destinations and hotels to flight options with rates and recommendations on places to visit—all at one place.
For those planning a vacation, "Plan a trip" feature will help find trip prices for the selected destination for the next six months, helping them get competitive hotel and flight prices with just a few taps. Users can search for the continent, country, or city they would like to travel to and add the word “destination” or “vacation” to see an easy-to-browse collection of options.
Destinations on Google integrates a deep understanding of all the places in the world with Google Flights and Hotel search. So, one can see available flight and hotel prices instantly, instead of jumping between a dozen links or tabs. Suggested itineraries, top sights, recommendations on when to visit, and videos are also available in the App to help you make the right choice for your next vacation.
Users in India, Japan and Malaysia have the option to use the "Plan a trip" feature to see trip prices for the selected destination for the next six months, helping them get competitive hotel and flight prices. Flight prices and hotel rates get updated instantly as travellers change their travel details. It also links you to Google Flights and Hotel search where one can plan and book your travel.
Google Trips essentially tries to make a traveller’s vacation simpler by doing things like bundling all their reservations in one place — available offline — saving users from having to dig through their emails at the check-in desk.
A feature called “Day Plans” recommends places to visit based on the search items saved on their Google Maps. Users can also modify the itinerary based on the weather, the people they are traveling with and places they have visited. In addition, Trips provides details on how to get around, etiquette for tipping and other useful information — all available offline.
Google Trips is currently available globally, in English. Smartphone users can download it from the play store or the app store.
