You can now book and cancel Expedia trips by voice, via Google Assistant

Expedia continues to bet on voice-based search as it debuted hotel search, booking, cancellations, and loyalty point access on Google Assistant through a new Expedia Action. The move is similar to Expedia’s capabilities on other virtual assistants, Amazon Alexa devices, which debuted in 2016. With the new Expedia Action, in addition to hotel search, booking, and loyalty point access, users can access their itineraries and listen to packing list tips, for example, Expedia said. Users can access the Expedia Action via the Google Assistant app for smartphones and through Google Smart Speakers.