Google announced new AI-driven tools designed to streamline how travelers research, plan, and complete bookings. These updates consolidate flight comparisons, hotel research, itinerary building, and reservation workflows into unified experiences in Search and AI Mode. By integrating real-time availability and personalized recommendations, Google aims to simplify the process of moving from early trip ideas to finalized bookings.

Canvas, a workspace within AI Mode, now supports customized trip planning based on a user’s description of their travel preferences. After you describe the type of trip you’re planning and choose “Create Canvas,” AI Mode generates an itinerary that includes:

Users can refine or adjust plans through follow-up questions — such as comparing the benefits of staying closer to dining options versus travel time to outdoor activities. You can return to your travel plan at any time through AI Mode’s history, making it easy to pause and pick up where you left off.

Canvas travel planning is available on desktop in the U.S. for users opted into the AI Mode experiment in Labs.

Flight Deals, an AI-powered discovery tool inside Google Flights, is expanding its availability beyond the U.S., Canada, and India to more than 200 countries and territories. Travelers can describe their ideal trip in natural language — including timing, preferences, or budget — and AI identifies relevant low-cost destinations so you can save money on your next trip.

The expansion includes countries such as the U.K., France, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea, with the tool now supporting more than 60 languages.

Google is broadening access to agentic booking tools inside AI Mode, enabling users to find and book a range of options — so you can take the hassle out of booking things — including:

After a user describes their needs and preferences, AI Mode searches across supported reservation platforms and websites and shows real-time availability based on your requests. Options are displayed with direct links for booking through partners including OpenTable, Resy, Tock, Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, Booksy, Fresha, and Vagaro.

Google is beginning to move its agentic booking capabilities out of Labs and into general availability.

Restaurant booking is the first feature to graduate — it’s now rolling out to all U.S. users in AI Mode without requiring a Labs opt-in. By contrast, agentic booking for event tickets and local service appointments remains available only to U.S. users participating in Labs, where those features continue to be tested.

In the coming months, Google plans to enable flight and hotel bookings directly inside AI Mode.

To support these upcoming capabilities, Google is working with industry partners such as Booking.com, Choice Hotels International, Expedia, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to build an experience where you can simply describe what you’re looking for, compare flights or hotels, and browse details like schedules, prices, room photos, amenities, and reviews — so you have all the best options at your fingertips. You’ll be able to refine your choices through follow-up questions, and once you’re ready, complete the booking directly with the partner of your choice.

Q: How does Canvas support personalized trip planning?
A: Canvas provides an itinerary built from Google Search, Google Maps, and web data, allowing users to adjust trip preferences, compare options, and return to saved plans in AI Mode history.

Q: Where is Flight Deals available now?
A: Flight Deals is rolling out globally to more than 200 countries and territories, with support for 60+ languages.

Q: Which booking partners are included in AI Mode?
A: AI Mode integrates availability from partners including OpenTable, Resy, Tock, Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, Booksy, Fresha, and Vagaro, offering curated links for direct booking.

Q: Which agentic booking features require Labs and which are available to everyone?
A: Restaurant booking has graduated from Labs and is now available to all U.S. users in AI Mode without a Labs opt-in. By contrast, event ticket and local service appointment booking remain available only to U.S. users enrolled in Labs, though Google plans to expand these capabilities more broadly in the coming months.

Google’s decision to move restaurant booking out of Labs signals an important shift: AI trip planning is starting to leave the experimental phase and enter everyday life. For the first time, a core agentic feature is becoming broadly available without requiring users to sign up for testing programs or navigate hidden settings. That matters because Labs has always been a barrier — many people never enrolled, never knew they could, or simply didn’t want an experimental experience tied to their personal travel plans.

By making restaurant booking available to all U.S. users in AI Mode, Google is lowering the friction that usually slows adoption of new AI tools. More people can now rely on AI to handle the tedious parts of planning a night out, organizing a family weekend, or managing holiday gatherings without juggling multiple apps or reservation sites.

The bigger story is what this signals for the future. As these agentic capabilities expand to flights, hotels, events, and other services, travelers may experience a world where AI not only suggests options but also handles the back-and-forth coordination that makes planning stressful. The real breakthrough isn’t just new features — it’s that Google is beginning to deliver them in a way that feels convenient, accessible, and truly useful.

Editor’s Note: This article was created by Alicia Shapiro, CMO of AiNews.com, with writing, image, and idea-generation support from ChatGPT, an AI assistant. However, the final perspective and editorial choices are solely Alicia Shapiro’s. Special thanks to ChatGPT for assistance with research and editorial support in crafting this article.