Luxury Travel
Why You Shouldn’t Wait Until Tuesday to Buy Plane Tickets
Busting a myth—and replacing it with new facts.
If you’re even just a semi-regular airline traveler, and you like to hunt for bargains, you’ve probably heard that you’re supposed to buy plane tickets on Tuesdays to get the best deals. But what if you found out that this applies only if you purchase right at midnight, and that it only really matters with 1.6 percent of domestic U.S. routes?
Turns out, not only do you have to book the right route at exactly midnight to get a deal on Tuesdays … even if you do, you’ll be rewarded with a savings of just 6 percent, or $18 on average.