Google: Travel Search
Google to see first U.S. revenue decline, including paid search, says forecaster
Google is predicted to see a 7% drop in paid-search revenue, driven primarily by a loss of travel ad spending....
Google removes ‘ads’ and ‘sponsored’ labels from flight search results
There will be no more referral fees from partners in flight search, as Google seeks to emphasize price and convenience in rankings....
Google discontinues Trips mobile app
Users will be directed to use Search and Maps for their travel...
“Popular dishes” have arrived in Google Maps listings
Machine learning will match restaurants’ most popular offerings with corresponding...
“Trips” consolidates Google’s travel offerings
Enables advertisers and marketers to reach travelers on desktop and...
Google adds vacation rentals to Hotel Search
Increased competition between hotels and vacation rentals should increase visibility for rental providers -- and boost Google Hotel Ads...
New design for hotel local pack now showing in Google search
Google Hotel local pack got a redesign and adds an additional slot for four...
Google launches new design for hotel search results
After months of testing, Google has released a new design for the hotel search...
Google puts focus on deals in hotel, flight search with latest updates
Google has rolled out a bunch of travel search features around finding the best hotel and flight based on price and location for your...
Google adds new features & improves navigation for mobile hotel & flight searches
Aiming to make travel planning easier on a mobile device, Google is rolling out new tabs that let users switch between hotel, flight and trip...
Google offers new hotel search filters, deal labels and airline price tracking
New tools are intended to respond to increase in mobile travel traffic and bookings....
With “Trips” app, will Google finally deliver a better travel experience?
New Google travel effort promises to bring together a range of tools and capabilities....
Google Revamps Mobile Travel Search Results, Almost Making Web Results Irrelevant
Google leads you into a new travel search experience on mobile search that makes it harder to view web-based search results....
Google Is Now Rolling Out A New Interface For Hotel Finder
Google confirms they are rolling out a new Hotel Finder Search interface in the local results this...
Google Tests Direct Hotel Booking
Google is apparently testing out direct hotel booking. The company is seeking to have hotel searchers book and pay via Google rather than...
Google Introduces Richer Flight Search Experience
Google is introducing a revamped flight and hotel travel search experience. To date both products have been mostly underwhelming. The big...
Hotel Search Upgrade: Google Licenses Room 77 Platform
Despite its controversial $700 million acquisition of travel software company ITA several years ago and the launch of Google’s Hotel...
Is Google Poaching Clicks From Travel Advertisers? Spend Trends Down Even As Advertisers Increase (Study)
On the cusp of the summer travel season, AdGooroo has taken a look at the state of paid search in the travel sector in the U.S. The company has...
Google Adds Publisher Opt-Out Tool For Shopping, Flights, Hotels & Local Search
Don’t want your content to be included in many of Google’s vertical search services, such as Google Shopping or Google+ Local?...
Flights, Hotels: Google Is Improving Its Travel Search Tools
Following its acquisition of travel software provider ITA, Google’s flight and hotel search products have offered isolated useful features...