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PSA: I was wrong about booking flights on a Tuesday
I read a study by Expedia that said Sunday is actually the cheapest day to book domestic flights, saving about 5% on average. I found a flight to Miami for $80 less by checking on a Sunday morning. Anyone else have a different day that works for them?
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the_drew2mo ago
That Expedia study gets quoted a lot, but it's from their own data. Google Flights did their own research and found price differences by day are basically random now. The algorithms adjust too fast for a simple weekly trick to work reliably.
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nancyg142mo ago
Totally feels like everything online is just getting optimized into randomness. Same thing happens with food delivery fees or ride share prices. The old hacks just stop working once enough people know about them.
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