Google Travel COVID-19 update allows searches for hotels that offer free cancellation

As some countries around the world begin to reopen this summer, we're seeing more searches for places to go on vacation. Because the impact of COVID-19 on destinations can vary, it's important to stay up to date on the latest travel-related information for places you may want to visit. If you're looking to travel soon, here are a few updates to help you make travel decisions with confidence.

Get travel related updates about a destination

When you search on Google for information like hotels, flights or things to do, you already see when there's a COVID-19 travel advisory or restriction for your destination. And, we recently introduced driving alerts to notify you about COVID-19 checkpoints and restrictions along your route in Google Maps. As restrictions and advisories begin to lift, we're adding information about travel resuming in a specific destination on Google Search. In the next week, you'll see the percentage of open hotels with availability and flights operating at the city or county level based on Google Flights and Hotels data from the previous week.