Overview

• Flight Deals entered a controlled beta on August 14, rolling out in the US, Canada and India without an opt-in requirement and accessible via the Flight Deals page or Google Flights menu.
• Travelers can submit natural-language prompts—such as “week-long trip this winter to a city with great food, nonstop only”—to generate low-fare destination suggestions based on live Google Flights data.
• The update also adds a permanent filter to exclude basic-economy fares on US and Canadian searches to help users avoid restrictive ticket classes.
• Early hands-on reviews report that Flight Deals surfaces estimated savings, cheapest fares and direct booking links, though some suggestions can be irrelevant or imprecise.
• Google has not disclosed which AI models, data sources or privacy and ranking safeguards underpin Flight Deals, raising transparency and antitrust concerns as European regulators examine its integrated travel offerings.