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Add to SafariWhen comparing Google Flights vs Wikitravel, the Slant community recommends Google Flights for most people. In the question“What are the best sites to aid in holiday/vacation planning?” Google Flights is ranked 2nd while Wikitravel is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Google Flights is:
You can pick the cheapest date to fly easily by comparing the different dates at once.
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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 Overview of the best/most popular attractions
Rather than give you a long list of all possible attractions, wikitravel lists only the most popular/must see spots. This saves you time when picking out quality attractions.
Pro Doesn't look like a marketing pitch
Wikitravel, true to the format of Wikipedia, doesn't have ads, and the content isn't worded in a way that makes readers feel like they're being pitched to go somewhere by a travel agency.
Pro Attractions are separated into a variety of categories
It's easy/quick to find the type of attractions that appeal to you most because of the way they are organized. "See", "Do", "Learn", "Buy" etc..
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 Uncertain how the quality is checked
Con Can be outdated
Con Limited pictures
There are very few pictures of the destination, with none (in most cases) of specific attractions. If you want to get an idea of what the attraction looks like, you'll need to find images on google or other sites.
Con Short descriptions
Descriptions of each attraction are often only a couple of sentences.
