Google is rolling out new travel features just in time for summer

It doesn’t matter that it’s late April. For me, it’s officially summer. With the days getting longer and warmer, and school ending soon, many of us are dreaming of summer vacation.

Google has launched some new travel features Just in time to start planning those trips.

You may already be familiar with it Google Trips and Artificial intelligence fashionbut Google’s two latest travel tools can help you enrich your experience even more.

Read also: How to use Google Maps and Gemini to plan a stress-free vacation

Google’s new travel features

Google on Friday announced a new feature that tracks hotel prices and another that can help you in the event of a mishap.

Track hotel prices using Google search

Just as you can currently track flight prices, you can now turn on price tracking for specific hotels on the Google search results page or via google.com/hotels.

Last year, Google launched a feature that lets you track hotel prices in a specific city, but it only tracks one hotel you like.

On desktop, you can open Search, search for a hotel, then turn on the new price tracking. On mobile, you’ll find the option to track prices under the Prices tab. Once you turn on price tracking, you’ll receive email alerts when prices drop during specified dates, so you’ll never miss a deal.

AI mode will search for products you forgot to pack

Picture this: You land in your dream tropical destination, open your suitcase, and realize you forgot to pack your sunglasses. A new feature in AI mode will allow you to find products that are in stock near you. A Google AI agent will contact local stores to see if they have the products you’re looking for and any related deals.

To get started, you’ll just need to briefly describe your need, such as “I forgot to pack my polarized sunglasses. Where can I get some near sunglasses?” From there Gemini We will call local stores We then send you the results where you can shop.

This tool went live on Search in November, and is now rolling out over the coming weeks in AI mode in the US.

For more travel tipsAnd here Best time to buy airline tickets and How to find cheap flights.