Google's New Feature Lets You Receive Overpayments When Airline Ticket Prices Drop

Three new Google features to make your vacation easy (photo: Google)

JAKARTA - Google announced three new Search features that can help make it easier for users to find hotels, book plane tickets, and find things they have to do while on another vacation.

This week, Google introduced a new way to find and browse hotels on mobile devices. For example, if you browse the Soho London hotel, you can explore the hotel in a cheerful (storey) form, similar to YouTube Short.

In just one tap, you can also save a hotel, get more details about the area, or see a summary of what important people think of the property.

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Not only that, when you look for plane tickets on Google Flights, you can now see if the current flight price is low, normal, or high compared to historical averages.

First launched in the US, you can now view flights with a price security badge. This means that Google will return the difference in flight ticket payments if the price drops on departure time.

"We will monitor the price every day until departure, and if it goes down, we will return the difference via Google Pay. Now you can order with confidence that you won't miss a lot of things," Google wrote on its blog.

However, currently the price assurance feature is still in this pilot program. This feature is only available for 'Pesan di Google' travel plans departing from the United States only.

Lastly, the search giant also unveiled a feature that makes it easier for you to find out what to do on vacation.

You will be able to search for tourist objects or tour companies in Search or Maps, and you will find prices directly in their ads, along with links to book your tickets.

"For tourist attractions, such as the Tower of London, you will also find suggestions for related experiences, such as tours around the city covering some stops," Google concluded.