Google Search Displays Flight & Hotel COVID-19 Impact

Jul 24, 2020 - 7:11 am 0 by
Filed Under Google

Mask Plane Google

Google seems to be testing a new feature that shows the travel trends in a specific city. Google is showing the percentage of flights operating in that area and the percentage of hotels with availability. I am not sure if this is a COVID-19 feature or just a generic Google Travel feature.

Here is a screen shot from Ramesh Singh that he posted on Twitter - note, I cannot replicate this:

Google Travel Covid Trends

Ramesh said Google is "showing COVID travel trends." Again, it might be specific to COVID or it might just be a travel feature Google had for some time. But the percentage of flights operating does seem specific to COVID.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

Update: A few weeks later, Google announced this:

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 29, 2025

Jul 29, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Turns Of Personalization, Remarketing & Conversion Tracking

Jul 29, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google

Google Search: Help Me Shop In AI Mode

Jul 29, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google

Google AI Mode Expands To The UK

Jul 29, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google Maps

AI Generated Google Business Profiles Menus

Jul 29, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google Maps

Google Hotel Local Pack Tests Website Link On Mobile

Jul 29, 2025 - 7:11 am
Previous Story: Photos Of Google Chicago Fire Pit