Proof of Travel
Writer
Former corporate travel compliance officer at a Big 4 firm. 11 years.
Henrik spent over a decade inside a Big 4 firm's travel and risk function in Geneva, where 'proof of travel' meant something legally specific. He writes about onward tickets and dummy reservations from the compliance angle: what airlines, employers, and consulates actually accept as evidence.
A compliance case study examining how immigration officers at Manila's NAIA queried an onward ticket, why a comparison-site PDF failed the GDS check, and what a compliant dummy ticket looks like.
A Skyscanner comparison PDF isn't a booking. This case study examines the document gap Jordan's carriers and border officers identify at check-in, and what a compliant dummy ticket must provide.
A Munich case study from 2026 shows what happens when a price-comparison PDF reaches a check-in desk instead of a confirmed PNR. Here's the document gap, the carrier enforcement table, and the three compliance principles for Egypt-bound travel.
Ingrid Larsson's flight comparison PDF failed every check at Iberia's Heathrow counter on her LHR-SCL flight. This case study documents every document gap and the corrective measures that cleared the hold.
When Nadia Vermeulen arrived at KLM's check-in desk at Schiphol for a one-way flight to Casablanca, a hotel confirmation PDF was not enough. This case study unpacks the compliance gap and the document set that resolved it.
A British traveller was denied boarding at London Heathrow after presenting a flight screenshot with no PNR. This case study examines what Kenya's departure document requirement actually demands.
When Karin Lindqvist arrived at Frankfurt check-in with a Skyscanner PDF for her EZE flight, the agent could not verify a single departure booking reference. This is what the compliant document set looked like.
A passenger was denied boarding at Miami for presenting a Google Flights screenshot as Ecuador proof of travel. This case study documents the compliant PNR fix.
When Pieter van Dam presented a comparison-site PDF at Amsterdam Schiphol for a KLM flight to Lima, KLM held him for 31 minutes. This case study unpacks the document gap and the compliant replacement set.
Sophie Brennan was denied boarding at Dublin Airport for her flight to Bogotá after presenting a Google Flights screenshot instead of a live PNR. This case study unpacks the document gap.
A boarding refusal on the Bogotá-San José sector, triggered by missing onward proof, illustrates exactly what Costa Rica's DGME expects on arrival. This case study sets out the required document standard.
When Marta Varga presented a Google Flights export at Budapest airport, the Wizz Air agent couldn't locate her PNR. This case study unpacks the document fields that distinguish a compliant onward ticket from a non-compliant one.