在机场,等待航班的漫长时光常常伴随着焦虑与无奈。为了打发时间,旅客们很容易被诱惑,花费大量金钱在高价的食物和商品上。同时,机场也深谙旅客的心理,利用巧妙的布局,让旅客在购物区流连忘返,最终花费超过预期。了解这些背后的消费心理,更理性地应对机场的“消费陷阱”吧。
Ever been stuck in an airport, parched and hungry?
You've already spent a fortune on tickets and baggage fees, and somehow you end up buying a giant Toblerone and a $5 water.
You're not alone.
Spending in airports hit $40 billion in 2017.
On average, travelers will spend anywhere from $11 and $140 per airport visit.
But all that spending is not entirely your fault.
Airports are purposely laid out to lead passengers through moneymaking areas.
First, there's the parking lot.
In 2018, the average cost of a week of airport parking was $96.
London Heathrow and the Abu Dhabi airport in the United Arab Emirates had the most expensive lots, charging $249 and $235 respectively, for seven days.
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