Google pushes deeper into AI-driven travel planning
Global flight deals rollout and new booking tools signal a shift toward end-to-end trip orchestration inside search
Google is rolling out a global expansion of its AI travel features, including the Flight Deals tool, new trip-planning capabilities in AI Mode’s Canvas, and broader access to agentic booking assistance. The updates move Google closer to offering an end-to-end travel discovery and booking experience directly inside Search.
Key takeaways
- Global rollout of Flight Deals: Google’s AI-powered bargain finder now covers 200+ countries and supports 60+ languages.
- Describe-your-trip search: Users simply outline where, when, and how they want to travel, and AI surfaces the best available fares.
- Canvas becomes a trip-planning workspace: AI Mode users can now generate full itineraries using real-time data from Flights, Hotels, Maps, and the broader web.
- Context-aware recommendations: Canvas offers suggestions based on travel time, pricing, reviews, and amenities, plus guidance on tradeoffs like hotel location.
- Agentic booking expands in the U.S.: AI can now handle restaurant, events, and wellness bookings for all U.S. users, searching across reservation platforms.
- Future upgrades: Google plans to enable completing hotel and flight bookings directly inside AI Mode.
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