研究：周末是买机票最佳时机
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span></p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span>: <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="night">night</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>," <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="A">A</span>&<span word="M">M</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Puller">Puller</span> <span word="told">told</span> 1200 <span word="WOAI">WOAI</span>.</p><p><span word="Published">Published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Behavior">Behavior</span> & <span word="Organization">Organization</span>, <span word="Puller">Puller</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="flies">flies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1 <span word="am">am</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="purchaser">purchaser</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fares">fares</span>," <span word="Puller">Puller</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="caveats">caveats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="prominently">prominently</span>, <span word="Puller">Puller</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>.</p>
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