Those who are looking for a way to save on an upcoming trip - or try to get good prices - should compare rates and proposals, something that can be done with different tools.
Google Travel
is a search engine that aims to find the cheapest flight and accommodation options that are published on the internet.
In addition, it allows you to know which are the must-sees of each destination and organize new itineraries.
Below is everything you need to know about this tool that allows you
to optimize expenses
and find the best
deals
.
What is Google Travel and what is it for?
Through www.google.com/travel you can find flights, hotels, vacation rentals, excursions and inspiration for future trips.
This is the Google Travel interface.
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It is a search engine that notifies the user of the
most convenient prices
and redirects them to make the reservation.
In addition to that, it allows you to find suggestions, the most interesting attractions of the destination, create a trip and write down everything that has been planned and what needs to be done, know the weather, the percentage of flights that operate in a certain place and the occupancy percentage. hotel.
Google Flights: cheapest flights
The search engine interface has
different sections
: travel, explore, flights, hotels and vacation rentals.
Google Travel allows you to find the cheapest prices on the internet.
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The flights tool, or Google Flights (www.google.com/travel/flights), is one of the most interesting.
Compare the rates of
more than 300 airlines
and associated travel agencies and prioritize the cheapest flights among its results.
In addition, so that the user can identify the offers or know what price range is offered on a certain route, the search engine has a
graph
in which the evolution of prices is observed.
The lowest rates are marked in green, the standard ones in yellow and the most expensive ones in red.
Google Flights allows you to search and book one-way, round-trip tickets or get multi-destination tickets.
Searches can be
filtered
by seat class, airline and stopovers, duration, time, amount of carbon dioxide emissions.
How the tool works
It is similar to any other flight finder.
Comparative grid of flights to Madrid.
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To book you must
complete the fields
of origin (Google automatically detects your location and nearest airport), destination and dates.
If any of the options displayed are suitable, you must
select it
.
Important
: The reservation is completed through the airline's website or online travel agency.
Google Flights works as an intermediary.
The search engine redirects to the original site of the publication.
On the other hand, if the user is in the United States, the transaction is completed from the “Book on Google” option; the search engine does not take the user to the official website of the airline or company.
Price variation for the same route.
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If you want to make itinerary changes or complaints, these companies are
responsible for the reservation
and customer assistance.
How to create alerts with Google Flights
Alerts are a great tool to get the
best prices
.
In Google Flights we have to choose the type of flight or route in which we are interested.
You can specify the number of stops, flight class and number of tickets needed.
You can choose a date or, if the traveler has more availability, there is the alternative of scheduling for “
Any date
”.
Then, all that remains is to activate the “
Track prices
” option.
To create an alert you must activate "Track prices".
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In the case of tracking “Any date”, an email is received when the minimum price of the route decreases
significantly
during a month.
If there are not high enough discounts, you receive an email with the best available flight prices.
Notifications are also received if prices for a given route are likely to
increase
or if a flight's current fare is expiring soon and the new fare is likely to be higher.
Google Hotels: compare accommodation prices
The hotels section is also convenient to optimize expenses.
The search engine compares
accommodation
rates by date and location.
In addition, reviews from previous guests are shown to know what the service is like.
When searching, users can
filter
by the number of stars, whether it has a pool or breakfast, the price, among others.
They can also see if there are shops in the chosen area, places to eat or attractions.
From that page you can make the reservation, but, as with flights, Google
is not involved in the
reservation transaction.
The hotel or travel agency is responsible for the reservation and all subsequent customer service.