Yesterday morning, May 1, 2019 Labor Day holiday arrangement official announced, may 1-4 holiday for a total of four days, and after the news announced, some air ticket prices directly increased by 2000 yuan. Therefore, during the May Day travel, we should consider the issue of funds in advance.
According to qunar platform data, within one hour of the release of the holiday news, the search volume of qunar's air tickets rose rapidly, and the search volume of international air tickets rose 10 times.
Flying pig data show that after the State Council announced the four-day May Day holiday this morning, air ticket bookings surged. From 10:00 to 12:00, domestic air ticket bookings increased by more than 50% over the same period last week, and international air tickets increased by more than 150%. Most people's circle of friends was swiped by the news of the 4-day May Day holiday and the sharing of the remaining special tickets.
Ctrip's response to the reasons for the increase of air ticket price on May Day
Liang Jian, chairman of the board of directors of Ctrip, said that as soon as the news of the May 14 holiday was announced, the price of air tickets soared. In fact, it has nothing to do with Ctrip. Ctrip does not participate in the pricing of air tickets. It is the airlines themselves that are pricing.
Liang Jianzhang also denied that "Ctrip is familiar with big data". He said that if airlines predict high demand for air tickets at a certain stage, they will raise their prices. In addition, air tickets are also divided into positions. If the cheap positions are fully reserved, the price of air tickets will certainly rise. Therefore, the increase in air ticket prices is not due to the increase in search volume, but to the increase in sales volume. '
He also said that when users book air tickets with Ctrip, if they refresh very quickly, the probability of price change is relatively small. If the interval is long, such as once a day or two, and the air tickets are tight, the price will change.