Around the world, more and more countries are beginning to open up, and because of that, more people are gearing up to travel for the summer. Because of that, Google has finally launched new flight search and travel search features that will help out those folks who choose to do a bit of traveling during …

Flight And Hotel Search Features Get Added To Google Search Due To COVID-19 Read More »

It’s safe to say that COVID-19 and the pandemic it has caused will probably be with us through the end of the year, meaning that consumers will have to be careful regarding return to hotels, restaurants, retail stores, gyms and salons for the foreseeable future. The Pew Research Center held a coronavirus-response consumer survey recently, …

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This month, Google will “no longer charge partners for referral links on Google Flights.” Because of this, the company is going to remove the “ad” and “sponsored” labels from Google Flights and the flights unit in Google search results. A Google spokesperson said that flight search results are and will continue to be ranked on …

Google Removes ‘Ads’ And ‘Sponsored’ Labels From Flight Search Results Read More »

Google Maps has added a new section to eatery listings called “popular dishes” which gives prospective diners a faster way to check out a restaurant’s most talked about food and drinks. The popular dishes section is located within a listing’s overview tab and is already availabe on Google Maps for Android devices. The section will …

“Popular Dishes” Have Arrived In Google Maps Listings Read More »

During Google’s Marketing Live event on May 14, VP of engineering, shopping and travel at Google, Oliver Heckmann, announced the latest efforts to consolidate and simplify travel planning. This effort is known as Trips and is available on mobile and desktop platforms. Trips lets users explore sights and attractions as well as shop for flights, …

“Trips” Consolidates Google’s Travel Offerings Read More »

Recently, Google redesigned and added features to its hotel search interface to make it more intuitive and useful for both desktop and mobile users.  The company launched vacation rentals in the mobile UI on Tuesday. Also, users will be able to filter and browse through short-term rentals via Google Hotel Search.  This feature is available on mobile and will …

Google Adds Vacation Rentals To Hotel Search Read More »

A new design by Google is rolling out for how it displays hotel results in the core web search results.  Rather than a basic looking local pack, Google revamped the hotel local pack to look more like the new hotel search redesign from a few weeks ago. The following screen shot shows a search on [hotels near portland]: The …

New Design For Hotel Local Pack Now Showing In Google Search Read More »

A new design is being rolled out by Google for the hotel search results after users search for hotel listings and click into the hotel interface from web search. This new design features a grid and card interface that display hotel cards that are sorted by your search filter.  It’s possible to filter even more …

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Google is improving its flight and hotel search features on mobile, aiming to make it easier to plan travel, regardless of the size of the screen that users are on. Beginning on February 7, there are several new features that will roll out across Google’s mobile travel search experience.  According to the announcement, the updates will include …

Google Adds New Features & Improves Navigation For Mobile Hotel & Flight Searches Read More »

According to Google, mobile visits to travel sites are currently representing 40 percent of total travel traffic.  Because so many mobile users seem to be visiting these particular sites, Google is introducing a range of new mobile hotel and flight search tools. Now, mobile users will be able to filter hotel search results by price …

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