Nowadays, everyone wants the best flight deals, but airfares can change a lot. There are various ways to know the latest flight fares, including the free flight price alerts offered by different travel companies and search engines to ensure you get a good deal. These alerts monitor the price for your chosen flight route and dates and notify you if the price goes up or down. Google Flight Tracker is considered a reliable platform for reasonable deals among the most preferred search engines. Here is how to use it.
Step 1: When on Google Flights' homepage, pick where you're flying from and to, your travel dates, whether it's a round-trip or one-way journey, the number of people travelling, and your preferred flight class (like economy or business).
Step 2: After clicking "Search," you'll see the results. You can filter these results to fit your preferences. Choose filters for baggage allowance, the number of stops, airlines you prefer or want to avoid, preferred flight times, and long layovers. Google Flights offers plenty of options to help you find the perfect flight. Please note that your filtered choices are what you'll receive price change alerts for. You will only get alerts for flights that match your criteria.
Step 3: To monitor prices, look for a red block below the flight details—this is where you can track a particular flight. Click the toggle to activate price tracking. Remember that you need a Gmail account to receive Google Flights price alerts.
Your price alerts will match the filters you set for your flight preferences, including baggage, stops, and airlines. You can receive notifications for price drops on the route and dates you've chosen for as many or as few airlines as you prefer. Set your filters for the flight deals you want to follow, and then turn on the "Track prices" option.
Recently, Google launched a new flight tracker tool, "Insights," to offer personalised recommendations to travellers on when to book the flight at the best prices. It uses past booking data for a flight to provide customised recommendations, helping you decide whether to book right away or wait for potential price drops. This addition enhances the platform's usefulness, complementing existing features like price tracking and comparisons.