Re: Cambridge North car parking

From	Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk>
Newsgroups	cam.misc
Subject	Re: Cambridge North car parking
Date	2024-03-13 15:15 +0000
Organization	Roland Perry
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In message <usseut$10f8s$1@dont-email.me>, at 14:58:40 on Wed, 13 Mar 
2024, Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> remarked:
>>> Why is the price/demand curve for a return on Sat 11th May dependent 
>>>on whether I fly there on the Saturday or Sunday the weekend before?
>>  Because the demand for the return itinerary is different, depending 
>>on  which day you want to fly out. To a first approximation people 
>>staying  around a week are tourists, and shorter periods businessmen, 
>>for example.

>>  There was a time when businessmen flew out on Saturdays (or even 
>>Fridays) to benefit from "tourist rates", but as the pace of life 
>>increased they grew tired of all those "wasted" weekends at their 
>>destination and decided they'd prefer to spend the time with their 
>>families and have the company pay more for a Sunday (or even early 
>>Monday) flight.

>>  The airlines were early adopters of big mainframe solutions to 
>>ticketing  systems, and have been honing these algorithms since at 
>>least the 70's,  so you can be very sure that whatever the underlying 
>>reason for  individual itineraries are, the pricing you see tracks the 
>>overall  demand very closely.
>
>It's all mad. It's just gone up by the trivial amount of £9.70 because 
>I didn't book yesterday. How bizarre.

It's simple supply and demand. You'd see the same thing trying to book 
something routine like a Travelodge room for the night. You are making a 
mountain out of a molehill.

>Anyway, BA appear to offer some big discounts on hotels with flights 
>and I've spent far too long procrastinating over it.

If they are offering such discounts it's probably because they've 
pre-booked too many hotel rooms, and need punters to fill them.
-- 
Roland Perry

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Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-07 10:14 +0000
  Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-07 10:56 +0000
    Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-07 12:31 +0000
      Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 12:47 +0000
      Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-07 14:27 +0000
        Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-07 18:25 +0000
          Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 20:05 +0000
      Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 14:31 +0000
        Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 17:56 +0000
          Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-07 18:27 +0000
        Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-07 18:26 +0000
          Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 20:07 +0000
            Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-08 08:57 +0000
              Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 10:13 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-08 11:08 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 17:20 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-08 18:05 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 20:09 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-09 01:36 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-09 08:34 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-10 01:26 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> - 2024-03-10 13:51 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-10 16:09 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-10 20:32 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-10 21:31 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 16:00 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 15:58 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 15:54 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 20:18 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 21:54 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 18:42 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-12 18:49 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 20:02 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 20:35 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 00:51 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 16:01 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 19:43 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 20:13 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 06:48 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com> - 2024-03-14 11:36 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 16:17 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com> - 2024-03-14 17:55 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-17 00:05 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-17 09:15 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-17 12:33 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-18 09:48 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-18 16:59 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-18 20:39 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 02:11 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Mark Goodge <usenet@listmail.good-stuff.co.uk> - 2024-03-17 15:25 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-18 17:25 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Mark Goodge <usenet@listmail.good-stuff.co.uk> - 2024-03-18 18:50 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-18 20:49 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 13:14 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-19 13:21 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 16:25 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-20 08:53 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com> - 2024-03-19 14:32 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 16:26 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com> - 2024-03-19 23:32 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 13:11 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-18 20:45 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 02:23 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-19 09:37 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 10:27 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-19 13:08 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 16:30 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-19 18:02 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-20 08:37 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Alan Jones <ajnews@exospan.com> - 2024-03-20 11:06 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-20 11:37 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-20 14:36 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-20 14:41 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 20:01 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 23:51 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 01:03 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 14:58 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 15:15 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 15:56 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 16:07 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 19:52 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 00:00 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 07:03 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-14 10:55 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 11:16 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-14 11:51 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 13:11 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 16:19 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking pmaydell@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Peter Maydell) - 2024-03-15 09:15 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 14:17 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 14:40 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 16:25 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 17:01 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-17 07:46 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 16:22 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-13 16:41 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 19:59 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 17:18 +0000
              Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 17:16 +0000
  Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 11:54 +0000

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