Google Makes It Easier To Plan Trips With Google Trips

Everyone needs a vacation from time to time, but planning one can become an overwhelming proposition for some. Recognizing that, Google launched Google Trips on Monday (Sept. 19), which is a new mobile app that helps users instantly plan each of their trips with a few taps.

Citing a study from GoodThink that found 74 percent of travelers feel the most stressful part of traveling is figuring out the details, Google said it is reducing some of that hassle to “help travelers enjoy their hard-earned vacations.”

According to Google’s blog post, Google Trips is “a personalized tour guide in your pocket. Each trip contains key categories of information, including day plans, reservations, things to do, food & drink and more, so you have everything you need at your fingertips. The entire app is available offline — simply tap the “Download” button under each trip to save it to your phone.”

Not sure where you want to go or what to do? The new app shows users a variety of day plans for the top 200 cities in the world. The most popular daily itineraries for the particular city will show up in the app. “We’ve automatically assembled the most popular sights, attractions and local gems into a full day’s tour — all based on historic visits by other travelers,” Google said. “Say you’re visiting Barcelona. You can choose from multiple day plans, like ‘Eixample District,’ which maps out the can’t-miss buildings by Antoni Gaudi, the famous Spanish architect.”

In addition to planning your trip for you, Google Trips also provides a place for travelers to keep all their travel information in one place. That means directly from the app, consumers can keep track of their flight, hotel, car and restaurant reservations. The information is automatically gathered from their Gmail and organized into individual trips so consumers don’t have to search to find the email with all the travel information.