Google Rolls Out Flight & Hotel COVID-19 Trends in SERP

We saw these in the wild around late July and now it’s officially rolling out.

Soon you’ll see the percentage of open hotels with availability and flights operating at the city or county level based on Google Flights and Hotels data from the previous week.

When you visit google.com/travel and tap on a trip you’re planning, or search for hotels and things to do, you’ll now see trendlines for hotel and flight availability. Links to additional local resources, including the number of COVID-19 cases, are provided as well.

Many hotels and vacation rentals now offer free cancellation to give travelers more confidence when planning trips. Google will have a filter for this.