Book Flights with Google Pay

Yes, Crystal Travel accepts Google Pay as a payment method for flight bookings. Simply add your credit or debit card to Google Wallet, search for your flights on crystaltravel.co.uk, and select Google Pay at checkout. Your booking is confirmed in real time.

Yes. Google Pay was formerly known as Android Pay. In February 2018, Google merged Android Pay and Google Wallet into a single service called Google Pay. In 2022, Google updated the app name to Google Wallet, but the payment method you use at checkout is still referred to as Google Pay. If you see either name, they refer to the same service.

Yes. Google Pay uses tokenisation, which means your real card number is never shared with Crystal Travel or any other merchant. A unique, dynamic virtual account number is used for each transaction instead. Combined with biometric or PIN authentication required before every payment, Google Pay is considered one of the most secure ways to pay online and in-store.

Your Android device must be running Android 9.0 or higher to use Google Pay for adding cards and making payments. For in-store contactless payments, your device also needs an NFC chip. For Wear OS smartwatches, Wear OS 2.18 or higher is required.

Google Pay cannot be used for NFC contactless payments on iPhones, as Apple restricts its NFC chip to Apple Pay. However, iPhone users can book flights on Crystal Travel using Apple Pay or by paying with a debit or credit card directly. Crystal Travel accepts a range of payment methods to suit all customers.

No. Unlike standard contactless card payments, which are limited to £100 per transaction in the UK, Google Pay has no contactless spending cap. This is because every Google Pay transaction is authenticated by the user with biometrics or a PIN. You can book flights of any value on Crystal Travel using Google Pay.

Yes. Crystal Travel’s ATOL protection covers eligible flight bookings regardless of the payment method used. If you book a qualifying flight through Crystal Travel using Google Pay, your booking is ATOL-protected. You will receive your ATOL certificate alongside your booking confirmation email.

Your Crystal Travel booking is tied to your email address and booking reference, not to your device. If you lose your phone, you can access your booking confirmation from any device using the details in your confirmation email. To protect your payment method, use Google’s Find My Device to remotely lock or erase your Android phone.

Google Pay can be used on compatible Wear OS smartwatches (Wear OS 2.18 or higher with NFC) for in-store contactless payments. However, to book flights online through crystaltravel.co.uk, you will need a phone or tablet with a web browser. Your Wear OS watch and phone share the same card stored in Google Wallet.

Google Wallet accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express credit and debit cards from most major UK banks, including Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Halifax, NatWest, Santander, and many others. Contact your bank if you are unsure whether your specific card is supported by Google Pay.

Crystal Travel processes payments in GBP (British pounds sterling) as standard for UK customers. The amount charged to the card in your Google Wallet will be shown in GBP. If your card is in a different currency, your bank’s exchange rate and any foreign transaction fees may apply.