If you’re fed up with searching (online) for places which you’d visit in your next Barcelona trip, Google is, yet again, here to make your life easier.

Introducing Google Trips, the latest app by the search giant, which acts as a trip planner and travel guide for anyone who’s heading for vacations.

But what is different with Google Trips?

Let’s see.

1) Trip planner and travel guide with Offline Support –

Trips acts as both, a trip planner and a travel guide, providing you with all the information you need about the place you’re going for vacations.

Trips does it wonderful job when it comes to saving money on ‘Misc. things’ (read Mobile Data). It works offline and, trust me, will save you those $120 you gave to AT&T for 800MB data.

2) Itinerary Planner –

Google Trips provides you with quick in-built general itineraries like ’72 hours in London’. Or you can always create your own custom itinerary.



3) Gmail sync –

Google Trips syncs with Gmail to pull all the information regarding your trip from your Gmail account like flights, hotels, cabs, restaurants and organizes them neatly.

4) Top 200 Cities in the world –

One unique feature Google Trips has is, it lists Top 200 cities based on its’ data and provides editorial guides which can be used offline.

5) Popular Attractions based on user rating –

Google has always valued its customers. Following the same mantra, it has put forward popular attractions section which are based on ratings by other travelers’ on its’ Google Maps platform.

6) Numbers on location on maps –

While planning your trip, Google Trips will put number on each location on the map, so you know when and where to go. Moreover, it helps in neatly organizing the trip.

7) Magic Wand –

Magic Wand feature is for those in a hurry. Tapping this will auto add nearby sight if your itinerary if you’re in a hurry to search or don’t want to plan on your own. It even has an option for adding time of the day when you’re free, which shows the places which are best to visit at that time.

8) Organized sections –

Google Trips provides you with different sections on the place like how to get there, reservations, things to see, day plans, and food and drinks, etc.



9) LGBT Friendly places

The app offers LGBT-friendly places in Portugal and Lisbon. I’m not sure if this is a beta feature or not but it’s there and it exists.

10) Personalized Suggestions –

If you’re looking for suggestions, there is no better company than Google. Trips provide personalized recommendations based on your Google Usage history.

11) Pin-A-Spot

Tap and pin a spot you have visited to your itinerary and Google Trips will automatically fill in the rest of the day for you.

12) Single App for all of travelling

Google Trips, without doubt, is the single place to plan, and execute your vacation plans. It provides real data from maps and crowd-sourced contribution, and is definitely reliable.

13) Free, like the rest of Google

Lastly, it is free, like the rest of Google. Free to use and free to download offline.

I highly recommend to give it a try, Trips is now available on Android and iOS.