Today I was advised not to buy flight tickets on a weekend, but wait to until mid-week as they’d be cheaper?
Not cheaper because of the day of actual departure, because of the day of purchase.
Colleague swore that travel for the same dates by plane would be cheaper if I bought tickets on a Wednesday instead of a Friday/Saturday.
Is that bullshit or is that real? And why?
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Yes, it’s real.
Ticket prices fluctuate all the time. Airlines/travel companies/sport venues will increase prices when they know people are more likely to be looking to buy. Demand goes up, prices go up. It’s a standard industry practice.
Also, they use other mechanisms to manipulate prices. If you go to an airline site to look up prices, leave, then come back 4 hours later, the price will likely have gone up. That’s because the airline knows you are looking to buy and don’t want to drop the price. Always clear out the cookies in your computer and don’t log into an account until you are buying. Oh, and don’t use an Apple device (or take efforts to obfuscate the device). They know Apple user’s in general are willing to pay more. You may even want to use a VPN to shift your apparent location to a low cost of living region. If you live somewhere with higher costs they will jack prices to match.
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