Why is online ticket cheaper than Ctrip?

At the same time, searching for a ticket from Beijing to Shanghai, the prices of Ctrip and Qunar.com are completely different.

1, the composition of air ticket price is not only related to the flight or departure time. 2. The difference in ticket prices between Qunar.com and OTA such as Ctrip and E Long is entirely due to their different business models.

Qunar is not a ticket agent in the strict sense, but a search engine, which gathers quotations from various agents and airlines in official website for users to choose, similar to Taobao. Ctrip, after all, belongs to OTA, a ticket agent in a strict sense, which is mainly purchased directly by airlines, similar to JD.COM. Ctrip is the agent, and where to go is the agent platform. Ctrip only gets rebates from airlines, and agents who use Qunar.com can not only get airline rebates, but also get rebates from Qunar.com.. Ctrip, like JD.COM, sells itself and is a big airline ticket agent. Going there is like Taobao. I don't sell air tickets myself, but the merchants above him sell air tickets.

Reason1; The profit model is different. Ctrip relies on commission, that is, the intermediary fee as the saying goes, which has a fixed amount and is included in the ticket price, so it is more expensive. Where to go is paid by clicking, just like Baidu. Click on a piece of price information to earn fees, and the price is customized by the merchant.

Reason two; Where to go contains a lot of small air ticket counters, which can set their own prices and adjust the competition of profit margins, so there is a price advantage.

Attached; The mode of where to go has a disadvantage, similar to price fraud, no tickets, fake tickets, or problem tickets (agreement price, tour group price, etc.) ) That may be caused by the bidding ranking. The risks brought by low prices can only be borne by customers themselves. It is suggested to choose the airline official website or a reputable ticket counter where to buy tickets.