No, KAYAK is not owned by Google. In 2026, it remains a subsidiary of Booking Holdings Inc. (formerly known as The Priceline Group). Booking Holdings acquired KAYAK in 2013 for approximately $2.1 billion and operates it alongside other major travel brands like Booking.com, Agoda, and OpenTable. While Google operates its own competing travel tools—Google Flights and Google Hotels—KAYAK remains a direct competitor in the metasearch space. In 2026, KAYAK continues to innovate independently, recently adding features like Southwest Airlines fares and integrated AI-trip planning. While the two companies often display similar data, KAYAK is a separate commercial entity focused on aggregating travel deals across the web, whereas Google uses its dominant search engine infrastructure to surface travel information directly in its search results.