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Sergey Alakov posted on Twitter screen shots of Google showing the hotel finder box but without putting in the location of the searcher. So you searched for [hotel] and Google asks you to enter in the location of the hotel you are looking to book and not pre-fill in your current location.Here are screen shots of this in action from Sergey:Clicking on that city box will then add that city for the hotel search filter. I guess it makes sense to not fill in your current location with the hotel results because most people searching for hotels probably are not looking for hotels where they are currently searching? I live here, I don't need a hotel here, I need a hotel where I go to speak or moderate an event - or "vacation" at.Forum discussion at Twitter. … [Read more...] about Google Tests Hotel Search Box Without Local Identifier

Acquiring a Google My Business listing for your hotel is one of the most essential steps you can do for your hotel’s online marketing. Not only is a Google My Business (GMB) listing free, but in many cases, it is the first thing someone sees when searching for your hotel or hotels in the local area. Basically, it is a free form of advertising that can drive traffic to your website and lead to potential customers. Creating and managing your GMB listing is easy, but there are certain steps you don’t want to overlook so you can get the most out of your listing. Claim & Verify Your Listing  The first thing you need to do is claim your current listing and/or see if there has already been one created for your hotel. You can do this by searching for your hotel name in Google. If you can’t find it by searching your name, try adding the city in addition. If you still can’t find it, you can create your listing. Here, you’ll want to add all the important … [Read more...] about Google My Business Guide for Hotels: What You Need to Know

Before Google was formally approved to buy travel software company ITA, the company argued that the acquisition would result in “innovation” for travelers and travel search users. Beyond the appearance of flight times/routes in search results we haven’t seen much “innovation” yet. Google’s new “find hotels by travel time” experiment is, however, an example of how Google might deliver new functionality and shake things up in the intensely competitive yet paradoxically complacent travel segment. There are travel verticals that will allow users to look for hotels near landmarks or filter by distance from the “city center” (or centroid). And almost all of the popular travel search engines allow you to see the hotel location on a map. Google Maps itself will allow you to find a point or destination and then “search nearby” for hotels. Yet Google’s “Hotel Finder‘s” new ability to filter hotels by … [Read more...] about Google’s “Find Hotels By Travel Time” Offers Some Of That “Innovation” Google Was Talking About

Ahead of holiday travel season, Google is making an effort to keep searchers informed about price changes to popular destinations.A number of new tools have been added to Google Flights and Hotel Search to help users get the best prices when booking travel for Thanksgiving, December holidays, and New Years.“With the help of the Google News Lab and Polygraph, we created a handy tool that shows how prices change—based on when you book and where you’re traveling—for flights to popular holiday destinations.”Google will also provide travel tips based on price trends, such as informing users about destinations that have unusually low hotel prices during the upcoming holidays.Here is an overview of the new tools that have been added.Google Trends PageThere’s a new Google Trends page dedicated to holiday travel. Users can quickly find hotel deals, flight price trends, and popular things to do in the destination of their choice.Using a drop-down menu at the … [Read more...] about Google Adds Price Insights to Hotel & Flights Searches

Google announced several upgrades to both their flight search and hotel search features to aid searchers in finding the most economical options for their trips. Rolling out on Google Flights is the ability to ability to click on “Dates” to see the calendar view of date combinations with the cheapest prices highlighted in green and the most expensive in red. You can also see price graphs over time if you have a certain length of trip in mind. This feature is available on mobile and rolling out to desktop later this year. Here is a GIF of these flight search features in action: Often, flying to different nearby cities’ airports can save you on flight costs. Google also added the ability to see all nearby airports on an interactive map, view the distance between each one and your final destination and select the most convenient airports to include in your results. Here is a screen shot of this feature: Google Hotel search added a nightly rate in the calendar view that … [Read more...] about Google upgrades flight and hotel search to provide price grid views & more