Google making hotel and flight search better, including ability to book from search results

One week after announcing that it'd begin predicting flight delays, Google has confirmed that more new travel-related features are rolling out.

Google is improving hotel search on mobile, complete with better price filtering and the easier-to-find amenity information. When you find the perfect hotel room, you can book right from Google.

When you're researching flights for your destination, Google is making it easier to find hotels there, too. In the coming days, you'll see a "Hotels" tab at the top of your screen when searching for flights that'll let you click over and check hotel availability and pricing in your destination city.

The reverse also applies to flights. So if you're looking at hotels in your destination city, you can tap the "Flights" tab to slide over and check prices and fare options. Once you find the flight that best fits your needs, you can book it right from Google.

Another new feature that Google is rolling out is More Destinations. This feature will appear in the top left of your screen when you're exploring one destination, and when you tap it, it'll recommend other trips that you might be interested in.

Rounding out the new features is one called Your Trips. This will show all of your past and upcoming travel reservations from Gmail. All of the info is private, but you can email the details to others if you'd like as well as make edits and access them offline.

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