{"id":2830,"date":"2022-11-01T15:42:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T15:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2023-03-14T20:00:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T20:00:40","slug":"3-new-google-travel-and-tour-booking-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/3-new-google-travel-and-tour-booking-features\/","title":{"rendered":"3 New Google Travel and Tour Booking Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compare prices, book additional attractions, and edit prices.\u00a0With the boom in the travel industry post-COVID-19, Google has made things easier for tour operators.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Google now makes ticket booking and connecting with potential customers easier.<\/strong><br>\u00ad<br>1. The 3 New Travel and Tour Booking Features\u00ad<br>2. Ticket Booking Links for Attractions<br>3. Edit Ticket Prices Directly on Google Business Profiles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Things to do Ads<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let\u2019s dig further to understand these features in detail.\u00ad<br>\u00ad<br><strong>Ticket Booking Links for Attractions\u00ad<\/strong><br>\u00ad<br>After launching it on Search, Google introduced this feature to Maps (mobile and desktop). It allows visitors to book tickets for the attractions and compare prices from different partners.\u00ad\u00ad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2832\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-5.png 577w, https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-5-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-5-404x420.png 404w, https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-5-150x156.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the future, Google plans to make this feature available for tour &amp; activity operators. Currently, it is only for attractions.\u00ad<br>\u00ad<br><strong>Editing Ticket Prices Directly on Google Business Profiles<\/strong>\u00ad<br>\u00ad<br>Attraction owners can now directly update their ticket prices &amp; booking links from their Google Business Profiles rather than going through connectivity partners.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">These operators can still offer up-to-date information with data feed with <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/ads-commerce\/new-travel-tools-to-reach-potential-customers\/?utm_source=sendinblue&amp;utm_campaign=Google%20Introduces%203%20New%20Travel%20And%20Tour%20Booking%20Features&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">connectivity partners<\/a>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2833\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-6.png 577w, https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-6-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-6-404x420.png 404w, https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unnamed-6-150x156.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Things to do Ads<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00adGoogle rolled out the \u201cThings to Do Ads\u201d feature in September 2021, now in 24 countries. This feature showed suggested places to see around the attraction. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">These ads have replaced the standard textual ads appearing on individual attraction knowledge panels. They can be set up using data feeds that support ticket booking links.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Helping Hands for Tour Businesses<\/strong><br>\u00ad<br>Travel and tourism businesses will soon be able to capitalize on these features and optimize their local SEO further, all from one place &#8211; Google Business Profile.\u00ad<br>\u00ad<br>Let\u2019s talk about more possibilities in digital transformation and how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tridence.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tridence<\/a> can help with digital marketing. <\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compare prices, book additional attractions, and edit prices.\u00a0With the boom in the travel industry post-COVID-19, Google has made things easier for tour operators. Google now makes ticket booking and connecting with potential customers easier.\u00ad1. The 3 New Travel and Tour Booking Features\u00ad2. Ticket Booking Links for Attractions3. 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