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For UK/USA bound flights, are details entered during online check-in, such as date of birth or passport number ever checked by airlines/immigration?
When checking-in for a flight online, you are usually asked for details such as date of birth, passport number, passport expiration dates, etc. However despite making minor mistakes a few times (...
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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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Someone else is booking international ticket for me using their credit or debit card. Do they need to be present physically at the time of check in?
If someone else is booking international ticket for me using his credit or debit card, does he need to be present physically at the time of check-in?
Suppose I am coming back from Singapore to my ...
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Do airlines have to check the visa status before selling a ticket?
My daughter bought a ticket for a flight with a layover in Emirates (from Dallas, Texas to India). She had a stop of 48 hours in Dubai. When she was checking in in Dubai for Delhi, she was informed ...
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Is it fair to buy a return ticket I know I will never use just because it's cheaper?
I am planning a trip to Asia and then back to Rio. The thing is that I am traveling on flexible dates, so I am thinking of buying a one way ticket to Hong Kong, and I was planning to do the same when ...
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Who pays for the return air ticket when a country refuses entry (by air)?
If I am on a tourist visa, and refused entry into the intended touring country, then who pays for the return ticket?
I would assume I will have to. But if I have no money of any kind, then what ...
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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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Can I skip my train leg booked with a KLM flight?
I have a flight booked form Cairo to Amsterdam Schiphol via KLM and then a Thalys train from Amsterdam Schiphol to Brussels. As Brussels is not my final destination anyway I want to intentionally skip ...
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Is it okay to board only the second flight of a return ticket? The return ticket is much cheaper than buying one way
I was browsing flight price at Singapore Airlines website, and a one-way flight from SIN to SFO cost this much:
That's quite expensive. I tried browsing around and found that a return flight from SFO ...
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My name has "Mr" appended on airline ticket reservation. Would that cause problems at the airport?
I recently booked tickets to travel by plane from the UK to Greece. The website I booked through (airfasttickets.co.uk) lists my name correctly, as "Mr Georgios [My surname]", exactly the same as in ...
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Boarding a train in India at another station
I have booked a ticket on a train from Mumbai to Chennai and boarding at Pune. Since my schedules have changed, I will be in Mumbai on that day. Can I board the same train in Mumbai in my own ticket ...
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When are stopovers permitted on Japan Railways (JR) trains?
Regarding this question: in general, what are the rules governing stopovers for JR trains if one does not use a rail pass? A stopover means you have a ticket from stations A to B (say, Tokyo to ...
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Am I going to have trouble flying with a reversed name on the ticket?
I'm flying to Peru with my girlfriend next week and I realized that her name is incorrect on the reservation.
Instead of Sally Marie Jones it's Jones Marie Sally.
We're flying into Houston, then ...
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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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My last name is not the same on ticket as on passport; rest of details are same
I'm traveling from JED Saudi Arabia to Singapore by Saudi airlines. My last name doesn't match the passport. But all other details are same, e.g. passport no., DOB, etc.
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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 http://www.ukba.homeoffice....
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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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Can I fly via a third city on a second ticket?
I want to fly from A to B and have found a connection that is considerably cheaper (or otherwise more convenient) if I first fly from A to C and then from C to B on separate bookings (i.e. purchasing ...
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Is there any problem if the last name prints first than the first name on an air ticket?
Is there any problem if the last name prints first then the first name in international air ticket?
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Why are airlines against the transferring of tickets to other persons?
Airlines usually either don't allow the transferring of tickets to another person after they've been purchased, or they do it at an extremely inflated price. What is the reason for doing this?
One ...
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On which trains in Japan is reservation mandatory?
The vast majority of Japanese trains have so-called non-reserved (or unreserved) seats (自由席, literally "free seats"), which do not allow reservation and are available on a first-come, first-served ...
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Do I need a bus/train/plane ticket out of Thailand in order to get a Visa-on-Arrival?
Someone told me I need a ticket out of Thailand in order to enter.
I am traveling to Thailand, on March 18th. I have a Ticket from Bangkok to Sweden booked for June 4th.
I will be staying in ...
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Airplane ticket booked under my middle name
I use my middle name pretty much everywhere. At work I used to book travel myself and would always book under my first and last name. We recently hired an admin who booked travel using my middle and ...
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What does "SSSS" on my boarding pass mean?
When I checked in for my American Airlines flight from Costa Rica back to the States, I noticed that my boarding pass had "SSSS" printed across the top left corner.
Nobody else in my party had this ...
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Does browsing ticket sites in incognito mode and/or from different IP's result in cheaper ticket prices?
I stumbled across a discussion yesterday where industry insiders share tips relating to their respective fields. Someone who works in e-commerce stated :
"When purchasing items on the internet (...
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What happens to plane tickets in case of airline bankruptcy?
I am sometimes eyeing tickets that are a far bit in advance and in some cases I know the airline that is selling the ticket / operating the flights is in economic trouble.
If I have a ticket for ...
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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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How do you exit Dutch railway stations with an international paper-based ticket?
According to the media the Dutch railways are getting rid of the paper-based ticket, relying fully on a chip based prepaid card called the ov chip card. I do have such a card. However, when arriving ...
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What is the best method of purchasing a ticket with an open return date?
I’ve been doing some research on traveling to South America and staying for an extended period of time (working vacation). The usual sources for flight info (Kayak, Expedia, Hipmunk) don’t have any ...
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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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How can I have "will call" Greyhound tickets picked up without a photo ID?
A good friend's daughter is in a bad way.
Not to get into too many irrelevant details, but... She was sent to Arizona to dry out, ended up getting ripped off and is currently living in a shelter. ...
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Round trip vs two one-way tickets?
Is there any substantial disadvantage to booking two one-way tickets, versus a round trip ticket?
Booking vacation travel with family of four for winter, from Northeast US to Mexico. Round trip is ...
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How to reserve a seat with Japan Railways (JR)?
Especially for all-reserved trains, but also for others, one sometimes needs or wants to reserve a seat on a JR train, even with a rail pass. When and how can one do so?
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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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Where can I find the restrictions and easements that apply to a given UK Rail Ticket?
UK rail ticketing isn't always the simplest thing in the world, but the basics aren't too hard to learn. There are broadly tickets valid at any time of the day, those available only outside of peak ...
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OV-chipkaart or GVB day pass for within Amsterdam travel?
I have read Can I use the OV-chipkaart to get from Schiphol to the center by train? and Is it possible to recharge an OV-chipkaart without a Dutch banking card? and Train and tram tickets in Amsterdam?...
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Why are plane tickets more expensive if they don't include a weekend?
When I used to fly for business (depart and return within the work-week) I observed that ticket prices were much higher than if a weekend was included at one end or in the middle. I was told that it ...
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Middle name missing on flight reservation, API needs middle name
We are flying with Monarch, but I booked the ticket through a package holiday company and forgot to give my husband's middle name at the time of the booking (they did not ask for it). We will travel ...
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Why does collecting a UK train ticket require you to insert a card?
If you book a UK train ticket online, for most routes, you're given a 8 character code. You then head to a UK railway station, go to the ticket machine, tell it you want to collect a ticket, give it a ...
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Is there a way to check that the conditions on your plane ticket are actually what your travel agent said they are?
When I buy my plane tickets there's often certain things I want such as:
Ticket valid for 12 months
No fee for return date changes
Stopovers in both directions
Now it seems that these days your E-...
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Is it possible to recharge an OV-chipkaart without a Dutch banking card?
I have an anonymous OV-chipkaart (Dutch public transport electronic card). I don't have a Dutch banking card. (In other words, I'm a foreigner who goes to the Netherlands occasionally.) What are my ...
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If I book a return journey with Wizz Air and miss the first flight, can I still take the return flight?
I have booked a Wizz Air ticket (RT 17-31/JAN) from the Netherlands to Bulgaria, but due to school I have to change the booking. What I noticed was that the rebooking fee is ridiculously high - €30 ...
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Boarding a train in the UK at a later calling station, on an advanced purchase (train specific) ticket
This question is not about breaking a train journey in the United Kingdom.
I wanted return tickets from London to Bicester. Thanks to an offer, I have purchased return tickets from London to ...
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I have two given names and one surname. Is it a problem if I omit the surname from my ticket?
I have two names as my given name in the passport and I typically just use this as my first and last name. However, my passport has a surname too which I almost never use. Due to this, I mistakenly ...
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Can I get cheaper plane tickets by using a VPN?
In a Youtube video by ADVChina, the speaker is recommending using a VPN in China for various reasons, and to sign up using his referral code.
He says there are various practical uses including "You ...
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Bought a ticket with Finnair, didn't enter my middle name
I'm travelling from Amsterdam, to Bangkok, via Helsinki. Bought a ticket with Finnair. I filled in the web form, and as it said "One first name is enough" (as also laid out here), I foolishly didn't ...
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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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Absolute cheapest transport from Malaysia to Singapore with e-ticket that can be bought online from overseas?
I need an international e-ticket out of Malaysia to show to the airline when I board next week with a one-way ticket.
Last year I bought a second class train ticket from KL to Woodlands for about $10....
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Am I going to have trouble flying without my full name on the ticket? [duplicate]
In my passport, my name is Firstname middlename1 middlename2 lastname, and in the ticket is LASTNAME/FIRSTNAME MR.
Will be a problem? I'll travel from Brazil to Bali, Indonesia and according to the ...
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How do I search for connecting point-to-point flights?
There are often situations where buying two separate one-way tickets from A to C via B is cheaper than buying a normal multi-leg ticket. This can be especially useful with airlines such as Ryanair, ...
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