Google Expanding Its Hotel Prices Experiment In Google Maps

You may remember, or maybe you’ve seen, the Google Maps test that involves showing room prices as part of a hotel’s local business listing. We wrote about it in March when few users were opted in, but Google tells Search Engine Land today that the experiment is rolling out to more searchers over the next couple weeks.

Here’s what it looks like (from our previous article):

hotel-prices

A Google spokesperson says the experiment is still only being shown to U.S./English searchers. The test has the same functionality as shown above and the same partners are involved; but more end users will start to see hotel prices when using Google Maps. As we reported in March, Google also says the experiment has no impact on how hotels are ranked in Google Maps search results.

The hotel prices test in Google Maps is unrelated to the company’s recent purchase of travel software company ITA.

Related Topics: Google: Maps & Local


About The Author: is Search Engine Land's Executive News Editor, responsible for overseeing our daily news coverage. His news career includes time spent in TV, radio, and print journalism. His web career continues to include a small number of SEO and social media consulting clients, as well as regular speaking engagements at marketing events around the U.S. He blogs at Small Business Search Marketing and can be found on Twitter at @MattMcGee and/or on Google Plus.


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