Now, Google Flights will refund your money if prices fall
What's the story
Just a few days after shutting its Trips app, Google is introducing major changes into Flights, its service for tracking and booking flights. The search giant has announced that starting today, the service will show the possibility of future price change for certain flights and also offer a refund to customers if their prediction goes wrong. Here's all about it.
Predictions
Future price predictions for flights
Google Flights already shows whether the price of a particular flight is 'high, low or typical' for a particular route. The capability gives an idea of when to book, but to make it even better, Google will show how the price of a flight has changed over months and issue notifications when it's system determines the price could increase or won't go any lower.
Refund
If price decreases after booking, you'll get difference as refund
The search giant added if you'll book a flight on the basis of its notification and the price goes down after that, it will refund the difference of what you paid and the new price. Google will keep monitoring the prices for this, but do note that the offer is only valid for certain flights in the US between August 13th and September 2nd
Suggestions
Google will also help with itinerary building
Along with predictions and price guarantee, Google will also offer suggestions to help you build your itinerary. Basically, the data for your flights will be included in the search giant's travel section, where you'll be suggested hotels to stay, restaurants to eat and drink, and other interesting things to do in the city. This will make your stay even more pleasant and convenient.
Reservations
Google will also help with hotel reservations
Google has also said that its travel section will personalize your searches for hotels by considering the places and hotels you've looked up and stayed at. It will show a description of neighborhoods as well as the prices of rooms available there to make your search more convenient. Also, all your bookings, be it hotels or flights, will also be accessible offline via Maps.