If you are in charge of planning the upcoming family vacation, Google can help you do it in a jiffy. Whether you want to enquire about accommodations or the best mode of travel, everything is one Google Search away.
Although Google Search results try to show the best answers to your queries, it usually depends on the existing content of websites or travel vloggers. The article you refer to for your vacation planning process may be a few years old and in a rapidly changing world, that’s far from helpful.
Moreover, if you want to explore unknown places around your city, there’s only so much a basic Google Search result can help you with.
How does one solve this issue then? Can an AI travel planner help? The answer, luckily, is yes.
If you travel frequently, Google might have just made your life a lot easier. Google’s AI-based travel planning feature could do all the homework for you.
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What is Google’s AI travel planner?
A few months ago, Google released the Search Generative Experience (SGE) as an AI-assisted tool to help with your Google Search experience. Those who opted for this feature under beta trial got a hint of Gen-AI assistance in most of their search queries such as additional details and nuances they might be seeking.
Now, Google is adding the capability for SGE to help you plan your travel itinerary easily using generative AI. This feature allows you to obtain a tailor-made travel itinerary with just one click. Be it the number of days needed or the fastest way to reach your destination, generative AI on Google Search will do most of your homework.
Suppose you want to plan a week-long vacation to Paris that takes you through the unexplored and peaceful region via road. In that case, all you need to do is type a prompt in your Google Search bar along the lines of, “Plan me a 1-week trip to Paris focusing on unexplored regions via road”. The SGE will recommend an itinerary, the best way to reach these areas, suggest car rental services or public transport and help you with accommodation suggestions.
How to plan a travel itinerary with Google Search AI
Planning a trip via SGE is currently an experimental feature limited to the US region but Google could unlock it for more regions in the coming months.
Here is how you can use it to plan your upcoming summer holidays.
Step 1: Open Google Search and click the Search Lab option (chemical flask icon) on the top-right corner of the screen.
Step 2: Enable SGE from the settings and reload the page. If your region gets the ability to plan your travel itinerary, it will be automatically enabled.
Step 3: The next step is to head back to Google Search and type your desired query. For example, you can type in a prompt that says “Help me plan a 3-day trip to South Goa to explore the beaches”.
Step 4: Once you hit the search icon, you will see a coloured bubble showing a detailed itinerary with suggestions for stay, places of interest and popular activities to consider. It will also include relevant articles, user reviews and photos for better reference.
Pro tip: Unlike services like Layla, Google’s Gen-AI search doesn’t offer acting points like extending links to book hotels and flights. Hence, you only get suggestions of what to do and where to go.
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If the SGE feature isn’t available in your region, you can head to the Google Gemini AI chatbot and get a similarly detailed travel itinerary.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
– Is there an AI service that can make an itinerary?
You can rely on Google SGE, Bard chatbot and third-party services like Layla, BuildAI and Wonderplan to plan an itinerary.
– Does Google have an itinerary planning feature?
Yes, Google has introduced a travel itinerary planning feature in its Gen-AI-powered search feature.
– How do I create a travel itinerary in Google Maps?
You can create a travel itinerary in Google Maps using the Google My Maps service.
