For cheaper flights, users can explore the interactive world map with flexible travel dates and consider various destinations without fixing a destination upfront.

Google Flights now offers hidden features for holiday travel, including map-based searches and AI-powered Flight Deals, designed to reveal savings that standard searches often miss.

By combining the map-based search with real-time Flight Deals, travelers can plan more efficiently and uncover discounts that aren’t visible through conventional searches.

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Users can choose trip type—one-way, round-trip, or multi-city—and apply filters such as stops and preferred airlines before selecting Explore to view a map of lowest-ticket prices by destination.

Flight Deals pull from real-time data across hundreds of airlines and booking sites to present up-to-date options.

Flight Deals is accessible via its own page on Google Flights or through the main Google Flights menu, while the standard interface remains available and updated, including an option to exclude basic economy fares for U.S. and Canada trips.

The feature is available in the U.S., Canada, and India, with access through either the dedicated Flight Deals page or the Google Flights menu, alongside ongoing updates to the standard interface.

Flight Deals is AI-driven and currently operates in the U.S., Canada, and India, interpreting natural-language trip descriptions to suggest suitable destinations and dates based on real-time data from hundreds of sources.

The AI-powered Flight Deals can interpret phrases like “week-long winter trip to a city with great food” to propose matching destinations and dates for flexible plans.

Together, these tools can substantially reduce holiday travel costs and simplify the booking process while expanding destination options.

A key trick is to leave the destination field blank or use the interactive map to view the lowest prices across multiple destinations without tying searches to specific dates.