Google Expands AI Travel Planning & Agentic Booking in Search

Google has announced a significant expansion of its AI-powered travel features, introducing new capabilities that move trip planning, research, and bookings directly inside Search. With Canvas travel planning, global Flight Deals, and expanded agentic booking tools, Google continues its push to keep users within AI Mode from inspiration to transaction — a shift with significant implications for travel SEO, OTAs, and local businesses. Key Highlights Google expands AI Mode with Canvas travel planning, global Flight Deals, and agentic booking — enabling complete trip journeys inside Search. Canvas lets users build real-time itineraries using flight, hotel, maps, and local activity data without leaving the AI panel. Agentic booking now supports U.S.-wide restaurant reservations, with event tickets and local appointments enabled for Labs users. AI-Powered Trip Planning Comes to Canvas Google’s new Canvas feature provides users with a dedicated travel-planning workspace within the AI Mode panel. Travelers can describe their trip needs — from destination preferences to budget limits — and select “Create with Canvas” to generate dynamic itineraries. The output blends real-time flight and hotel data, Google Maps insights, local activities, and reliable web content. Canvas is currently rolling out to desktop users in the U.S. who have opted into the Google Labs AI Mode experiment. It marks one of Google’s strongest moves yet toward verticalizing the early stages of travel planning, replacing multiple search queries, list-style content, and itinerary research with a single, AI-driven flow. Flight Deals Expands to 200+ Countries. Google is also expanding Flight Deals, an AI-powered discovery tool that recommends destinations based on flexible, conversational prompts like “affordable beach trips in March” or “weekend flights under $400.” Initially available only in the U.S., Canada, and India, Flight Deals is now rolling out to more than 200 countries and territories, positioning Google as a global leader in AI-driven travel inspiration. Agentic Booking Comes to Restaurants, Events & Local Appointments Google is enhancing its agentic booking capabilities — AI Mode’s ability to search availability across different reservation partners and deliver direct booking options. Restaurant bookings are launching nationwide in the U.S. this week, even for users outside Labs. Event ticketing and local appointment scheduling remain available to Labs users for the time being. This evolution transforms Google into a transactional assistant, not just a search engine, enabling users to transition seamlessly from research to booking without needing to switch platforms. People Also Read: Top SEO Strategies to Boost Travel Leads Before the Holiday Rush (2025) Last‑Minute SEO Fixes to Improve Your Travel Website Rankings in 30 Days How SEO Can Help Travel Agencies Generate More Bookings This Holiday Season (2025) Why It Matters These updates show Google’s intention to own the entire travel funnel. Research, comparison, itinerary building, and now reservations can all happen in AI Mode — reducing reliance on travel publishers, OTAs, and local business websites. For brands, the opportunity lies in stronger structured data, optimized Google Business Profiles, and partnership integrations, which will be essential for maintaining visibility inside AI-generated results. Google has confirmed work on direct flight and hotel booking capabilities is ongoing, signaling even deeper integration ahead.

Google Extends AI Travel Planning and Agentic Booking in Search

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