What Is Destinations on Google?

1 A Travel Search Brings You Right to a Central Hub

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Searching for terms like "London travel" or "London vacation" on Google will bring aspiring travelers to a central planning page, which is full of information. Google uses your current location as your home base.

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2 Google Suggests Itineraries, Too

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Using maps and search data, the travel team built itineraries based on what travelers usually do. By searching teams like "X destinations," "X vacation," or "X travel," suggested itineraries for up to a week — and including surrounding destinations and suggested acctivities — will pop up.

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3 You Get an Estimated Trip Cost

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Destinations on Google is built to allow for searching on certain dates — or a more flexible approach when someone wants to fly when prices are best. There are specification fields for number of travelers, duration of the trip, and stops. (Conveniently, your preferences are remembered throughout your browsing session.) Destinations on Google then calculates a proposed trip price, using the least expensive flight and hotel options.

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4 Flight Booking Routes Through Google Flights

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The actual booking aspect of the flights on Destinations on Google looks familiar to anyone who has used Google Flights. Google compiles a list and makes recommendations; the actual purchasing takes place on the airlines' sites.

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5 They Even Think of Hotels

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When Destination on Google calculates the total price of a trip, they're taking into consideration rates from their newly expanded hotels search. Google will recommend hotels in certain star-classes, but as with flights, booking takes place on an external site.

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6 Introducing Destinations on Google

Watch this video to see more about how Destinations on Google works.

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