The 6 Google AI and Lens Tricks I Rely on for Smooth, Hassle-Free Holiday Trips

The 6 Google AI and Lens Tricks I Rely on for Smooth, Hassle-Free Holiday Trips

By @CNET
Publication Date: 2025-11-29 13:10:00

Even though travel is genuinely one of my favorite things to do (and my favorite thing to spend money on), it can still be overwhelming to plan a dream trip. I have dozens and dozens of trips — domestic and international — under my belt and yet, I still find the process of planning and booking stressful. 

Millions of Americans will be traveling over the 2025 holiday season. That means millions of people are gathering their passports, planning driving routes, creating itineraries and gearing up to travel over the next several weeks. If you’re one of those people, you may be looking for help planning your trip. 

That’s where AI can help. You can use numerous AI tools for travel planning, from a general-purpose chatbot like ChatGPT that can answer all of your travel-related queries to Booking.com’s AI Trip Planner, which could be your AI-powered travel agent. Usually, though, I use Google tools. Specifically, there are key Google AI and Google Lens features that can assist you with…