Instant Alert: We compared Google Flights and Kayak to find out which one is better for booking travel, and there's an obvious winner

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   We compared Google Flights and Kayak to find out which one is better for booking travel, and there's an obvious winner by Avery Hartmans on Aug 29, 2018, 12:44 PM Advertisement Before booking any kind of travel, I always start in the exact same place: Kayak.  The travel site has been my go-to for years, helping me book everything from business trips to vacations to quick weekend getaways.  But as time goes on, I've started wondering: am I finding the best flights? Is there an easier-to-use site out there?  I turned to Google Flights to test if Kayak should still be my top choice for booking travel. I use Google services almost everywhere else in my life — Maps, Gmail, Drive, Photos, Google Assistant, the list goes on — and I figured if anyone could topple Kayak, it would be Google.  The services have a lot of features in common, the main one being that they both aggregate flights from all major airlines, and they both take you off their site to actually book your trip. But I was curious which had more standout features and, of course, which could find me cheaper flights.  Here's how Kayak and Google Flights compare.  SEE ALSO: I tried out Apple's largest iPhone — and it made me love my iPhone 6S even more Let's start with standout features both services have in common. Both Kayak and Google Flights let you track flight prices over time. If you're not ready to book yet, both Kayak and Google Flights let you track a specific flight over weeks or months.  Both services will also let you know if they think it's a good time to buy, based on historical data.  Both Kayak and Google Flights show you what they think are the best flights. Google says it shows you flights that "give you the best trade-off between price and convenience, based on factors such as duration, number of stops, and airport changes during layovers."  Kayak says its results are based on duration, price, number of stops, and carrier type.  There are several key differences between the two services, though. For one, Google Flights is faster than Kayak. Google loads almost instantly, but Kayak takes a few seconds:   See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011