Google adds “cheapest time to book”

31-08-23

Google on Monday unveiled a “cheapest time to book” feature that will let travelers know when airfares are expected to be lowest for booking their preferred destination.

Users on Google Flights can already see whether search prices are low, typical or high compared to past averages  for the same route and can set up price tracking alerts. Now for searches with reliable trend data, users will also see a prediction of the cheapest time to book for the selected dates and destination.

Similar advice is already offered by other sites. For example, in June Kayak introduced its “best time to travel tool,” which takes into account not only historical pricing data but weather and seasonal crowds at a destination. In addition, Hopper offers a price prediction tool to help users judge the best time to book. Skyscanner offers to help users find the cheapest month to fly and set up price alerts to book the best price.