Google to show more hotels with full refund policies in its search engine

"We recently introduced driving alerts to notify you about Covid-19 checkpoints and restrictions along your route in Google Maps," the tech giant said

As some countries begin to reopen their businesses, Google has announced two new updates in its Search to help people travel safely and with confidence.

One of the updates is informing people about more hotels with free cancellation policies at their destinations.

Many hotels and vacation rentals are now offering free cancellation to give travellers more confidence when planning trips.

"Search for a hotel, and later this month a vacation rental, on google.com/travel and filter to see only rooms or properties with free cancellation policies," the company said in a statement.

In the next week, people will see the percentage