Google AI Mode in Search can track flight prices, show points or miles rates, and book hotels inside the conversation. Travelers can compare options and, for hotels, pay inside Google without leaving the chat. Google says hotel booking is rolling out in the U.S. in English, with price tracking and rewards pricing available more widely.
Google’s Group Product Manager for Search, James Byers, described the three features in the company’s announcement. Google had said in November 2025 that users would eventually finish hotel and flight bookings in AI Mode, and hotel checkout is the first of those previewed features to begin rolling out.
What this means for travel and hotel site owners
The practical shift is where the transaction and the referral happen. For hotels, a traveler can compare rooms, review a cancellation policy, and pay through Google Pay without visiting your site. Google says the hotel or booking platform still acts as the "merchant of record" and handles customer service.
For flights and for points or miles, the booking still moves off Google: flight tickets are purchased on the airline’s website or a booking platform, and rewards redemptions send the user to a partner site through a link. It can be worth watching the discovery, comparison and checkout stages separately in your analytics.
A second thing to confirm is whether your inventory even reaches these features. Google draws flight prices and rewards rates from partners, and lists integrated partners for hotel booking.
Hotel booking with Google Pay
Travelers describe a trip and hotel preferences and get a visual list of options with guest reviews and key factors to compare. After choosing a hotel, they pick a room type, review details like the cancellation policy, and select "Continue on Google" next to an integrated partner to pay through Google Pay. Google says the hotel or booking platform is the merchant of record and handles customer service.
Hotel booking is rolling out in the U.S. in English and expanding over the coming weeks. Google lists these partners: Booking.com, Choice Hotels International, Expedia, Hilton, Hotels.com, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Priceline, Trip.com, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. It is worth checking whether your property is reachable through one of those chains or online travel sites.
Flight price tracking across more than 300 airlines and travel sites
A traveler can ask AI Mode to track a route and dates, confirm the request, and receive an email when the price changes. Google says the prices come "from more than 300 partner airlines and travel sites," and tracking is "now available in more than 180 countries and territories around the world." EEA countries and territories are excluded, and Google notes that some features are not available in EEA countries and territories.
Tickets are still bought on the airline’s website or a booking platform. Watch where travelers go for price alerts if your fare comparison content earns clicks.
Points and miles rates from partner data
AI Mode can show the cost of flights and hotels in points or miles. A traveler names the rewards program in the prompt, and AI Mode pulls real-time rates directly from partners. Google says this view is globally available, with initial support for Alaska Airlines / Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Choice Hotels International, Hilton, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Support for Accor, Flying Blue, Hyatt, LATAM Airlines, and Lufthansa Group is due in the coming weeks.
To redeem, the traveler follows a link to the partner site to complete the booking. If you run loyalty or rewards content, it is worth watching how readers use points or miles information.
What to do now
- Confirm whether your fares, property or rewards rates reach Google through one of the listed partners.
- Check who the merchant of record is for any hotel transaction you depend on, because Google says the hotel or booking platform charges the card and handles customer service.
- Segment your analytics to watch referral traffic from travel queries and from Google.
- Review how much of your revenue depends on affiliate or OTA clicks at the comparison stage.
- Test how an AI search surface reads your travel pages.
FAQ
Does in-chat booking take the click away from my travel site?
For hotels, travelers can compare and pay inside AI Mode through Google Pay, though Google says the hotel or booking platform remains the merchant of record and handles customer service. Flights are still purchased on the airline’s website or a booking platform, and points or miles redemptions send users to the partner site, so the comparison step moves into Google before checkout for those.
How do I tell if my prices appear in Google AI Mode?
Google draws flight prices from "more than 300 partner airlines and travel sites," pulls points or miles rates directly from partner programs, and lists integrated partners for hotel booking. Check your partner relationships against Google’s named list.
Where are these travel features available?
Google says flight price tracking is available in "more than 180 countries and territories around the world" and excludes EEA countries and territories. Points or miles rates are globally available. Hotel booking is rolling out in the U.S. in English first, expanding over the coming weeks.
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