Byte-Sized Brief
- Google has launched an AI-powered flight search tool.
- Flight Deals understands normal, nuanced searches.
- Beta version launches now in the US, Canada, and India.
Google has been on a mission to put AI into just about everything it makes, and now it’s showing up in Google Flights. Today, the company launched Flight Deals, a new search tool that works a bit like the Gemini chatbot. Instead of clicking through a bunch of filters to find the cheapest flights, you can type what you want in a normal, conversational manner, such as “week-long trip this winter to a city with great food, nonstop only,” and Google will pull up the best prices that fit. Simpler searches like “weekend beach escape” work, too.
Flight Deals uses AI to parse what you mean and pair it with flight data from hundreds of airlines and booking sites. Google says AI will “bridge the gap between your travel ideas and the specific flight data needed to find deals.” That means even a search like “see the cherry blossoms in Japan” will work. The idea is to make finding an affordable getaway easier; you can focus on the specifics that you want in the trip and then let the system figure out the rest. However, some searches, like for multi-city trips and groups larger than four, are currently unsupported. The beta rollout starts this week in the US, Canada, and India.
The Bottom Line
Google has launched Flight Deals to serve as your new AI-powered Google Flights search tool. It lets you describe your ideal trip in normal language and see flight deals that match. It’s available starting this week.
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