How Google Assistant is making travel easier in 2019

Google has introduced several new features in the Google Assistant that aims to make traveling a seamless experience.

The app already lets travellers search for upcoming flights, get prices and track flight status. Now, users will soon be able to check in to the flight, and save and retrieve boarding passes with the Google Assistant on an Android or iOS smartphone.

Check into your flight

If you’re traveling domestically on United Airlines and your flight confirmation is in Gmail, the Assistant will send you a notification on your phone to remind you that check-in is available. You can also say, “Hey Google, check in to my flight” to prompt the Assistant to check in for you, so you don’t need to remember your confirmation number. And after you’ve checked in, you can view your boarding pass in Google Pay or say, “Hey Google, show me my boarding pass.”  

Book a hotel

Google Assistant can help you book a room through a quick conversation on your phone. You could say, “Hey Google, I’d like to book the Cambria Hotel in New York on January 12th” to view availability, different pricing options and then easily reserve a room using your existing Google Pay credentials.

Google is currently working with a range of companies to enable fast, simple hotel bookings, from hotels like Choice Hotels, AccorHotels and InterContinental Hotels Group to online travel agencies and partners such as Priceline, Expedia, Mirai and Travelclick - an Amadeus company.