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Also the currency in Google Flights... It always defaults based on your IP geolocation.


Defaulting to local currency is good since people usually book in local currency, putting switch button at the end is really bad though.


People tend to book using the currency they're familiar with, not necessarily the local one, so remembering their preferred currency makes sense. As someone who travels a lot but likes to see flight prices in USD, this is really annoying.




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