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Not sure why they are just posting this now, it has existed for quite a while. It also has hotel searching. Not all companies have prices displayed on the site

Not sure why they are just posting this now, it has existed for quite a while. It also has hotel searching. Not all companies have prices displayed on the site, but it links directly to the companies rather than paying additional fees through a third party.

what_ever 12y ago
You don't always pay additional fees through a third party. If only flight ticket pricing was that easy. There have been instances when I found better deals on other sites compared Google (all of them happen to be international flights). The interface on the other hand is amazing.
- Bedon292 12y ago
  True, there are not always fees, but they are around. International flights have been a bit harder on all of the major US based flight searches though, right? Have not flown international in quite some time, so not as familiar with them.
smackfu 12y ago
Yes, this is basically just an ad for their existing service, wrapped in a blog post.
yekim 12y ago
I wasn't even aware of Google Flights until I saw the article posted on HN. Go figure... For some of us, the constant deluge of info, along with work and family life, makes it tough to stay on top of all the latest developments. Glad this service was "re-announced".
- wbeckler 12y ago
  There's lots of travel sites popping up all the time, including accommodations sites. That's why I built http://AllTheRooms.com http://AllTheRooms.com, which aggregates all the different accommodations sites and deals sites, like Expedia, Groupon, Hotwire, and Airbnb
  - mh- 12y ago
    decent site. I'd update your copyright footer, if only because at a glance it makes me wonder if it's unmaintained. I've been wanting a more powerful hotel search site for many years, but I think most of the features I'd care to see are limited by the messy data available about the properties (amenities, etc.) and the margins just aren't there to support an aggregator curating their own data. Maybe not even for a reseller like Hotels.com.
- ThatAdamGuy 12y ago
  yekim, we (working on Google Flights) hear this again and again. AAAAAAAGH! :o I hope you're enjoying the service, and we'll see what we can do about getting out the word a bit better ;). P.S. -- You'll be amused to know that -- seriously, just today -- I was telling a colleague about this cool thread on HN, and he said, "Wait... hackers? Wha... huh?" I guess he also has work and a family life :p
wbeckler 12y ago
Their hotels searching is still pretty rough. It's not very googly, in that it's mostly pay to play. You have to look hard to find nonpaid content. It also leaves out all the lower cost options like Airbnb. I built http://AllTheRooms.com http://AllTheRooms.com to aggregate everything, including sites that don't pay, because Google wasn't really doing its job in the accommodations space.

what_ever 12y ago

You don't always pay additional fees through a third party. If only flight ticket pricing was that easy. There have been instances when I found better deals on other sites compared Google (all of them happen to be international flights). The interface on the other hand is amazing.

Bedon292 12y ago
True, there are not always fees, but they are around. International flights have been a bit harder on all of the major US based flight searches though, right? Have not flown international in quite some time, so not as familiar with them.

smackfu 12y ago

Yes, this is basically just an ad for their existing service, wrapped in a blog post.

yekim 12y ago

I wasn't even aware of Google Flights until I saw the article posted on HN. Go figure... For some of us, the constant deluge of info, along with work and family life, makes it tough to stay on top of all the latest developments. Glad this service was "re-announced".

wbeckler 12y ago
There's lots of travel sites popping up all the time, including accommodations sites. That's why I built http://AllTheRooms.com http://AllTheRooms.com, which aggregates all the different accommodations sites and deals sites, like Expedia, Groupon, Hotwire, and Airbnb
- mh- 12y ago
  decent site. I'd update your copyright footer, if only because at a glance it makes me wonder if it's unmaintained. I've been wanting a more powerful hotel search site for many years, but I think most of the features I'd care to see are limited by the messy data available about the properties (amenities, etc.) and the margins just aren't there to support an aggregator curating their own data. Maybe not even for a reseller like Hotels.com.
ThatAdamGuy 12y ago
yekim, we (working on Google Flights) hear this again and again. AAAAAAAGH! :o I hope you're enjoying the service, and we'll see what we can do about getting out the word a bit better ;). P.S. -- You'll be amused to know that -- seriously, just today -- I was telling a colleague about this cool thread on HN, and he said, "Wait... hackers? Wha... huh?" I guess he also has work and a family life :p

wbeckler 12y ago

Their hotels searching is still pretty rough. It's not very googly, in that it's mostly pay to play. You have to look hard to find nonpaid content. It also leaves out all the lower cost options like Airbnb. I built http://AllTheRooms.com http://AllTheRooms.com to aggregate everything, including sites that don't pay, because Google wasn't really doing its job in the accommodations space.