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You can now describe a trip to Google and get a full itinerary.
Canvas will visualize your trip, including flights and hotels.
Google also unveiled new flight tools.
If you're the type of person who obsesses over every little detail of planning a trip, or you're the type of person who gets so overwhelmed they can't plan a trip, Google's new AI tool might just be what you're looking for.
In a recent blog post, Google revealed how you can use Canvas to plan your next trip, including hotels and flights. Just tell the AI where you're going, Google says, along with a few details, and you'll get a fully planned trip.
More than just a list of sights
To try out the new feature, I asked it to build an itinerary for a trip I took last fall -- a five-day trip to New York City. I kept my request open-ended: "Help me plan a five-day trip to NYC focusing on historical sites and museums."
Also: I let Google's new AI tools take on my holiday shopping list - here's how it went
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