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Add to SafariWhen comparing Google Flights vs Tripadvisor, the Slant community recommends Tripadvisor for most people. In the question“What are the best sites to aid in holiday/vacation planning?” Tripadvisor is ranked 1st while Google Flights is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Tripadvisor is:
Tripadvisor lists tour options for many of the available attractions. Many of the individual tours have lots of recent reviews so you can get a better idea of what the experience will be like.
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Pros
Pro Ability to compare price for many dates at once
You can pick the cheapest date to fly easily by comparing the different dates at once.
Pro Supports multiple departure and destination airports in a single search
Pro "Explore" feature helps you discover new (cheap) places to go
Google Flights offers a neat explore feature that allows you to search by dates, continents and interests to discover new destinations.
Pro Google integration
It's integration into Google (example: query "flights to Sydney") makes it convenient to use.
Pro Clean and simple user interface
Pro Train connections search and alternative route suggestions (Europe)
Google Flights allows to search for train connections and suggests when travel by train is a good alternative to air travel for your destinations. You can search train connections for 56 destinations and nearly 400 routes across Germany and Northern Europe.
Pro Results optionally include checked and carry on bag fees for more accurate costs
Pro High quantity of reviews
Tripadvisor lists tour options for many of the available attractions. Many of the individual tours have lots of recent reviews so you can get a better idea of what the experience will be like.
Pro Good for food/restaurants
Tripadvisor will usually have the not-to-miss restaurants, even if they can end up being touristy. A good yelp equivalent in non-US countries.
Cons
Con Not able to book directly on Google Flights
You can't make a purchase/booking directly on the site. You are instead redirected to the company offering the service and must book there.
Con Limited to flights only
Google Flights only provides information for flights, and does not include other categories that many travel search engines do (such as hotels and packages).
Con Not usually easy to compare
Con Reviews can be outdated
Con Lack of trust in reviews
There is a lot of incentive for companies to post fake reviews in order to increase their ranking/visibility. Tripadvisor does very little to catch the false reviews, so it's hard to know what's authentic and what isn't.
Con Lots of sponsored content
Sponsored content such as sightseeing tours and hotels can clutter up the content users are actually searching for.
