The boss of Wendy’s says the company will be testing “surge pricing” (raising prices during times of peak demand) next year. Not clear if
this will be US-only, or worldwide.

<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/27/us-burger-chain-wendys-plans-to-test-surge-pricing-next-year>

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Now they’re saying, don’t think of it as raised prices during peak
times, think of it as discounts during slower times of day <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/wendys-plans-ai-powered-menu-to-change-food-prices-based-on-demand-weather/>.

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On 2024-02-28, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

Now they’re saying, don’t think of it as raised prices during peak
times, think of it as discounts during slower times of day
<https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/wendys-plans-ai-powered-menu-to-change-food-prices-based-on-demand-weather/>.

Going way back we have https://www.travelweekly.com/Agent-Life/If-airlines-sold-paint.

Still true to-day as it was in 1998.

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