A ticket is a card or a slip of paper or something similar that can be used to gain the privilege to enter a location or event or to use a service.
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Flight tickets: buy two weeks before even during holiday seasons?
There is a common story that airline ticket prices rise significantly if you buy them less than two weeks before departure. And that any time before that will yield standard prices.
Is that advice ...
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London on public transport: what kind of tickets to use?
I'm visiting London for a couple of days, and planning to use public transport while there.
What kind of ticket(s) would it make most sense to use? Do I get the most value out of single tickets, day ...
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When to book tickets from travel sites rather than airline sites?
When booking plane tickets, I generally buy directly from the airline's website (as it is often the lowest or near-lowest price for the destinations I travel between). However, I know there are many ...
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Is there a Paris equivalent of London's Oyster Pay-As-You-Go?
When travelling around London, I usually follow the
standing advice
and use an Oyster pay-as-you-go card for my tube/bus/train/dlr journeys. It works well, as I can load some cash on every so often, ...
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Why do return flight costs vary depending on the country of origin?
I had planned for my wife, daughters and I to take a holiday from our home in China to the UK for a few weeks in July. Usually, when people visit us in China from the UK, the cost is around £450 to ...
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What to do when you can't print your boarding pass?
I just use web checkin for my flight tomorrow. After that I should have printed my boarding pass. However, I realised that this is not possible. So what can I do now? I have already checked in, but no ...
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What is preferable, Eurail Pass or Buying Pass on the spot?
I plan to visit 3 countries in Europe during May: Paris, Italy and England ( in that order). I will be staying in each country for 1 week; at the end of the week I will be moving on from a country to ...
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Last minute flight bookings - better to book online or at the airport?
We had a question here earlier on booking flight tickets in the weeks running up to holiday season, which covered ground on what happens to flight prices over the period.
What I'm interested to know ...
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What happens if you miss a connecting flight?
What happens if you book tickets through an airline or travel agent, but on the travel date miss a connecting flight (either because the first flight was delayed, or because immigration/security took ...
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Travelling using the Underground (the Tube) in London [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
London on public transport: what kind of tickets to use?
I will stay in London for only 2 days, but will travel using underground train (tube) quite often.
So my ...
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Are there still any “Fly as much as you like” air passes for the U.S.?
Back in 1993 I had a ticket called 'Delta Air Lines Travel America Standby Airpass' that allowed me to take an unlimited number of flights on Delta Airlines within a 30 day period. 60 days were ...
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Travelling by train in mainland Europe, will I save money by booking my tickets early?
My wife and I are planning to travel by train from Nice to Budapest over the course of 2 weeks, stopping at a number of towns and cities on the way.
We'd prefer the flexibility of booking our tickets ...
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One-way tickets into the US and Canada?
So I have a series of weird flights I can use to get to Bangkok from London with a stop in Vancouver, where it may actually be cheaper for me to fly to Vancouver, bus down to LA/San Fran, and then fly ...
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Where to book Indian train tickets online?
I've read that trains in India are very busy and its best to book in advance. So where is the best website to book online? I've found the site www.cleartrip.com and www.makemytrip.com - both of which ...
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2answers
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Any tips for completing purchases through RENFE's website?
I've found the Spanish train website renfe.com cannot complete credit card transactions. I've attempted with several different bank and credit cards from several different countries, verified the ...
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What happens if you arrive in Malaysia with a one-way ticket but are asked for proof of onward travel?
As we know, most countries require that visitors have a return or onward ticket as a condition of entry.
But often, depending on where you're from and which country you're visiting, you won't be ...
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Booking travel tickets for visa without paying?
I am in the process of filling the forms for my wife and daughter (Chinese) to travel with me (British) to the UK for a short holiday. On the government advice located at ...
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1answer
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Are flights actually cheaper *to book* during the week?
Last week I was eyeing up flights to Vegas from Vancouver. I had vaguely chosen the flight that I wanted. On Saturday I found that the flights I wanted weren't there, and in general, it was more ...
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How do I ensure I do not pay out money for tickets that are not usable for other reasons?
For the first time I am trying to organise an extended individual journey - 6-10 months and 10-14 countries. Although I am intending to be an independent traveller and organising travel arrangements ...
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Indian Railways-Online Reservation Rules
I booked an online ticket for traveling on Indian Railways for a Short Distance Journey, but my ticket was not confirmed at all and is on the waiting list.
Can I travel with the waiting list ticket ...
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Websites to buy complex air tickets
Okay. I'm looking for a complex round ticket.
Like travel from point a - to point B (stay for 2 days) - then to point C (stay for 2 days) -then to point D (Destination, stay for 2 weeks) - then ...
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1answer
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The penalty for changing an airline ticket is per leg or per ticket?
I am wondering what happens with my penalty with a ticket were I am almost certain I will need to change the date of one of the middle legs and subsequently changing all the legs which follow, for ...
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Why is buying an airline ticket from the company more expensive than from an aggregator like Skyscanner? [duplicate]
I mostly travel with StarAlliance - SAS since its offers fit my business needs the best. I have been using the Skyscanner website, but yesterday, I bought my ticket directly from the SAS website.
I ...
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How to buy Japanese baseball tickets from the US?
What's a good way to buy Japanese baseball tickets from the US?
I'm trying to get tickets to the 4/13 Tigers game at Koshien stadium in Osaka. I can read Japanese, and would love to buy from the ...
