Google Flight Finder + Hotel Finder

[Beachlover]

Anyone used Google Flight Finder yet? It's new and restricted to flights within the US at the moment.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/techno ... 1k8b0.html (http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-introduces-flight-search-20110914-1k8b0.html)

The user interface looks awesome. Clean and super quick to use. http://www.google.com/flights/

Google Hotel Finder, launched a while back and still restricted to US destinations also looks cool. I like the Google Maps option. Being able to see where all the hotels are located on one map is one of the reasons I use Agoda. http://www.google.com/hotelfinder/

Is someone catching up with booking.com which I've been using for a long time ?

Night Tours integrated ...

Example:
http://www.nighttours.com/montreal/gayg ... y_map.html (http://www.nighttours.com/montreal/gayguide/gay_map.html)

From the Bangkok Night Tours map to a Bangkok Hotel:
http://www.booking.com/hotel/th/the-swi ... el=mapajax (http://www.booking.com/hotel/th/the-swiss-lodge.html?aid=303905&label=mapajax)
to popup maps.

[Beachlover]

I know... I already use Agoda, which also has Google Maps integrated.

The problem with online booking agents like Agoda and your Booking.com is their maps only list hotels, which have a a listing with them. So if you're looking for hotels in a certain area and ONLY rely on Agoda or Booking.com's maps you'll miss a lot options.

For example, I notice a whole bunch of the Starwood Hotels (Le Meridien, St Regis, Westin etc.) aren't listed in Agoda.

Google is just a "hotel finder" not a "booking agent". It should list all hotels regardless of who they have contracts with, which should make it a better starting point for accommodation searching...