Google Flights is a web-based service by Google that allows travelers to search, compare, and book airline tickets across hundreds of carriers and online travel agencies. Launched in 2011, the platform stands out for its fast search functionality, intuitive interface, and integration with Google’s broader ecosystem. Users can explore destinations by entering specific routes or by browsing the interactive map, which shows available fares worldwide.
Key features include real-time price comparisons, predictive insights on whether fares are likely to rise or fall, filters for stops and airlines, and a fare calendar that highlights the cheapest days to travel. More recently, Google has added AI-powered tools such as Flight Deals, which allows users to describe trips in natural language (e.g., “week-long ski trip” or “summer beach vacation”), with the AI surfacing relevant itineraries at discounted prices.
Google Flights is widely used for its speed and transparency—while it doesn’t sell tickets directly, it directs users to airline or partner booking sites. Its integration with Google’s AI services is making it one of the most innovative platforms for planning flexible and budget-friendly travel.
Uber is adding hotel bookings, vacation rentals, travel planning tools, and new in-app services as it pushes deeper into travel and strengthens the case for Uber One membership.
Toyota’s Woven City in Japan near Mount Fuji is emerging as one of the country’s most unusual new attractions, blending robotics, AI, and autonomous mobility into a real-world test city that could soon draw global curiosity.
Wizz Air has launched a new disruption assistance product with HTS, giving passengers a paid option to rebook on other airlines from delays of two hours or more.
Google and Virgin Voyages are using travel as a high-profile test case for agentic AI, with Rovey designed to guide cruise customers from discovery through booking with more context-aware support.
Italian regulators have opened an antitrust investigation into Booking.com over how hotels are ranked and promoted on its platform, raising new questions about transparency in online travel marketplaces.
GetYourGuide has rolled out a new set of AI-powered tools aimed at helping travelers book activities with more confidence while giving tour operators better tools to manage listings, pickups, and customer communication.
Mews has launched a new AI-powered business intelligence product designed to give hotels real-time insights on revenue, occupancy, and bookings inside the same system they already use daily.
Expedia Group’s new AI Trust Gap report suggests that travelers are increasingly open to using AI for discovery and planning, but remain cautious when money, booking control, and post-trip support are involved. The findings highlight a growing split between where travel inspiration happens and where transactions still feel safe.
Booking.com has warned some customers that unauthorized parties may have accessed reservation-related personal information. The company says payment data was not taken from its systems, but the incident is likely to deepen concerns around travel-platform security and phishing risks.
Minor Hotels is building a new global data and AI platform as hotel groups race to own more of the guest relationship directly. The project is less about adding another digital tool than about redesigning how personalization, booking, and service work across a global portfolio.