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 A new study says the best time to buy plane tickets is on the weekend |
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One economist has good news for bargain hunters: According to his data, you don’t have to sacrifice a good night’s sleep in order to get a cheap airplane ticket. That’s because tickets purchased on weekends are actually about 5 percent cheaper than those bought during the week. "What we find is that when you look at otherwise very similar tickets, the tickets that were purchased on the weekends are about 5 percent lower," Texas A&M University economist Steven Puller told 1200 WOAI. Published in the latest issue of the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Puller’s data flies in the face of conventional wisdom, which suggests that if you want the best deal, you should purchase a ticket on a Tuesday or Wednesday, specifically at around 1 am. "Your typical purchaser on the weekends is going to be more price sensitive, and airlines might realize that and lower their fares," Puller told the station. Still, some conventional wisdom did hold up in the study. For example, you’re still better off purchasing your ticket several weeks in advance, rather than waiting until the last minute for a good deal. However, there are some caveats to the findings. Most prominently, Puller says the findings apply only to tickets purchased for locations that are not considered prime vacation destinations. That’s because there is less market competition from business travelers during the week, which would typically drive the price down, according to his findings. Puller’s data is also strictly based on nonstop, round-trip flights. So, if you’re trying to find a great deal on Christmas flights, you’re still largely on your own. (Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Source: Yahoo) |
一位經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家給愛(ài)淘便宜貨的人帶來(lái)了福音。根據(jù)他的研究數(shù)據(jù)，你不必為了買(mǎi)一張廉價(jià)機(jī)票而熬夜?fàn)奚銓氋F的睡眠時(shí)間。因?yàn)橹苣┵?gòu)買(mǎi)的機(jī)票價(jià)格實(shí)際上比平時(shí)便宜5%左右。 美國(guó)德州農(nóng)工大學(xué)的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家史蒂芬?普勒在接受1200WOAI廣播電臺(tái)采訪(fǎng)時(shí)說(shuō)：“我們發(fā)現(xiàn)，比較類(lèi)似機(jī)票后可以看出，周末購(gòu)買(mǎi)的機(jī)票價(jià)格比平時(shí)低5%左右。” 普勒的研究報(bào)告發(fā)表在最新一期的《經(jīng)濟(jì)行為與組織》雜志上，他的數(shù)據(jù)和傳統(tǒng)觀點(diǎn)大相徑庭。傳統(tǒng)觀點(diǎn)認(rèn)為，如果你想買(mǎi)到最優(yōu)惠的機(jī)票，你應(yīng)該在周二或周三購(gòu)買(mǎi)，而且最好在凌晨一點(diǎn)左右。 普勒告訴電臺(tái)的記者說(shuō)：“喜歡在周末購(gòu)買(mǎi)機(jī)票的人對(duì)價(jià)格更加敏感，航空公司也許意識(shí)到了這一點(diǎn)，特意調(diào)低了票價(jià)。” 不過(guò)，這一研究報(bào)告也支持一些傳統(tǒng)的觀點(diǎn)。例如，二者都認(rèn)為，提前幾周買(mǎi)機(jī)票還是比拖到最后一刻買(mǎi)票要?jiǎng)澦恪?/p> 然而，這一研究結(jié)果還是存在一些限制條件。最突出的一個(gè)限制條件是，據(jù)普勒說(shuō)，該研究結(jié)果只適用于購(gòu)買(mǎi)前往非熱門(mén)度假地的機(jī)票。因?yàn)樗难芯堪l(fā)現(xiàn)，非工作日購(gòu)買(mǎi)機(jī)票的話(huà)，所面臨的來(lái)自商務(wù)旅客的市場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)就不會(huì)那么激烈，這通常都會(huì)拉低票價(jià)。 普勒是嚴(yán)格地參照直達(dá)往返航班的數(shù)據(jù)得出結(jié)果的。所以，如果你想買(mǎi)到最優(yōu)惠的圣誕節(jié)機(jī)票，很大程度上你還是得依賴(lài)自己的判斷。 相關(guān)閱讀 網(wǎng)購(gòu)最佳時(shí)機(jī)揭秘：周二和十一月最實(shí)惠 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 實(shí)習(xí)生徐凌晨 編輯：陳丹妮） |
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Vocabulary: fly in the face of: 完全違反，與……大相徑庭 caveat: 警告，告誡，附加說(shuō)明 |
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