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话题十交通与旅游(A)

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[2020·潍坊市统一考试]Whentravelingonabudget,everydollar

counts.Unfortunately,thecostofticketsalonecanmakeaseriousholein

yoursavings.Dontletthatstopyoufromtakingyourdreamvacation,

though.AccordingtoJeffKlee,CEOofCheapAir.com,thereisa“sweet

spot”togetthebiggestbangforyourbuck.

“Themostimportantruleisfairlyobvious:dontwaituntil

thelastminute,asthatrarelyworksout，”hesaidinastatement.“But

beyondthat,youalsowanttobecarefulnottobuytooearly.”

Still,thatseasiersaidthandone.Findingthemostcost-efficient

timetobookistough.Luckily,somebodydidthemath—soyoudont

haveto.DatacrunchersfromtheonlinetravelagencyCheapAir.com

surveyedover917millionfarestodeterminethedaywiththecheapest

rates.

Hereswhattheyfound:whilepricestendtostaythesame

ween320and106daysbeforeatrip,theystartdroppingatthe

105-daymark.Thatsaid,youmightbetemptedtobookthemomentprices

drop.Butholdon!Youllsaveevenmoremoneybybookingprecisely70

daysbeforeyourtrip.AccordingtoCheapAir.com,youcansave48

percentoftheticketstotalcostbyusingthistrick.Afterthatdate,airfares

willbegintoincreaseagain.Anddonteventhinkaboutbookinganylater

than20daysaheadoftime,aspriceswillbesoaring.

So,whatareyouwaitingfor?Startnningyournextdream

vacation,andbookaccordingly.Yourwalletwillthankyou—guaranteed.

1.Whencanwebookourneticketstosavethemostmoney?

A.Thelater,theter.

B.Asearlyaspossible.

C．105daysbefore