GoKawiilMay is here, and to me, it's basically summer already. With the days getting longer and warmer and school wrapping up soon, we're already dreaming of sunny vacations. Google launched some new travel features just in time to start planning those trips.
You might already be familiar with Google Flights and AI Mode, but Google's two latest travel tools can help you round out the experience even more.
Read also: How to Use Google Maps and Gemini to Plan a Vacation
New Google travel features
In April, Google announced a new feature to track hotel prices and another that can help you in a packing mishap.
Track hotel prices with Google Search
Similar to how you can currently track flight prices, you can now toggle on price tracking for specific hotels on the Google Search results page or via google.com/hotels.
Last year, Google launched a feature that lets you track hotel prices for a specific city, but that only tracks one hotel you prefer.
On desktop, you can open Search, look up a hotel, then toggle on the new price tracking. On mobile, you find the price tracking option under the Prices tab. Once you toggle on price tracking, you'll get email alerts when rates drop during your set dates, so you never miss a deal.
The hotel tracking tool is available on desktop and mobile. Google
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