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==Features==
==Features==
An innovation of Google Flights is that it allows open-ended searches based on criteria other than the destination; for example, a user may search for flights within a range of times and a budget and be offered various destination choices.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://money.cnn.com/2011/09/13/technology/google_flight_search/ |title=Google launches Flight Search - with a feature rivals lack|author=Julianne Pepitone |work=cnn.com |date=13 September 2011 |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref> Alternatively, a user can select a destination, and Google Flights will calculate every price for each day of the next 12 months, visualized in a graph or table. This allows users to easily spot the cheapest date to fly to the destination.
An innovation of Google Flights is that it allows open-ended searches based on criteria other than the destination; for example, a user may search for flights within a range of times and a budget and be offered various destination choices.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://money.cnn.com/2011/09/13/technology/google_flight_search/ |title=Google launches Flight Search - with a feature rivals lack|author=Julianne Pepitone |work=cnn.com |date=13 September 2011 |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref> Alternatively, a user can select a destination, and Google Flights will calculate every price for each day of the next 12 months, visualized in a graph or table. This allows users to easily spot the cheapest date to fly to the destination.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mightytravels.com/guides/how-to-use-google-flights-to-book/|title=How to use Google Flights to book dream destination |first=Ewan |last=Lee |work=Mighty Travels |date=14 June 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>


==Response==
==Response==

Revision as of 08:28, 22 August 2022

Google Flights
Google Flights screenshot
OwnerGoogle
URLwww.google.com/flights
CommercialYes
RegistrationNot required
LaunchedSeptember 13, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-09-13)

Google Flights is an online flight booking search service which facilitates the purchase of airline tickets through third-party suppliers. It was launched by Google in 2011 following a buyout. It is now part of Google Travel.[1]

History

In April 2011, the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division approved Google's $700 million purchase of ITA Software.[2] On September 13, 2011 Google launched Google Flights, which used algorithms gained from this purchase.[3]

Features

An innovation of Google Flights is that it allows open-ended searches based on criteria other than the destination; for example, a user may search for flights within a range of times and a budget and be offered various destination choices.[4] Alternatively, a user can select a destination, and Google Flights will calculate every price for each day of the next 12 months, visualized in a graph or table. This allows users to easily spot the cheapest date to fly to the destination.[5]

Response

The service was immediately compared to competitors such as Expedia, Orbitz, Kayak.com, and Bing.[6]

Shortly after the site launched, Expedia testified to the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee that Google failed to keep a promise to rank Google Flight listings below the listings of competitors in a Google search.[7]

International availability

References

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  2. ^ Ryan Singel (8 April 2011). "Feds Clear Google to Buy ITA Travel Search Company, Conditions Apply". wired.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  3. ^ Ryan Singel (13 September 2011). "Google Upgrades Flight Search to the Jet Age". wired.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  4. ^ Julianne Pepitone (13 September 2011). "Google launches Flight Search - with a feature rivals lack". cnn.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  5. ^ Lee, Ewan (14 June 2020). "How to use Google Flights to book dream destination". Mighty Travels. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ Rebeccas Greenfield (13 September 2011). "Google Travel: Not a Kayak Killer, Yet". The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Forden, Sara (20 September 2011). "Google's Flight Search Breaks Promise on ITA Deal, Expedia Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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External links

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