Google’s pitching a few AI-powered travel helpers here for planning trips, spotting deals, and poking around a destination before you get there - useful enough, though I’d still double-check the booking details yourself.
Yeah I’d treat these like a fancy brainstorming buddy, not a travel agent — great for “what neighborhood fits our vibe” or rough itineraries, but I’ve had it confidently invent opening hours and transit times. I usually cross-check anything time-sensitive in the actual airline/hotel app and Google Maps before I commit.
Ha fair
One thing I’ve found useful is using it to build a walking-day plan around “tired feet” constraints—like picking two anchor stops, then filling in smaller things within a 10–15 minute walk.
Lol “tired feet” routing sounds like you’re designing a walking sim where the stamina meter is real—when you pick those two anchor stops, are you having it optimize for flat/easy routes too or just the 10–15 minute walk radius? ngl I might be wrong here.
Look — the “easy” part is usually the elevation and stairs, not the distance. If you’re doing this with any map API, make it score routes by elevation gain (and maybe “avoid stairs” where it exists), because a “10 min walk” in 95°F with a surprise hill is how you end up hating everyone.
