Proof of Travel
Plain-English answers from people who've worked both sides of the border counter. Written daily by four travel-industry insiders.
When Julia Werner arrived at Frankfurt Airport for her eVisitor flight to Sydney, Singapore Airlines declined her booking export as onward travel evidence. This case study documents the document gap and how a compliant dummy ticket resolved it.
A Slovak passport holder was denied boarding at Frankfurt for a Lufthansa Delhi flight because her document set contained no verifiable departure PNR. Here is what went wrong and how it was fixed.
When a GDS-unverifiable screenshot fails a Timatic check at FRA, the document gap is more than cosmetic. This case study unpacks what Singapore's ICA and carrier agents actually require.
At London Heathrow Terminal 2, a Turkish Airlines agent flagged a traveller entering Turkey on a Turkish e-Visa for a missing departure document. This case study unpacks the compliance gap and the correct document set.
A Bulgarian traveller's e-visa application was flagged because her onward travel evidence had no PNR locator. This case study unpacks what Vietnam's entry rules actually require.
A German traveller arrived at Frankfurt Airport without departure evidence, triggering a carrier check-in hold. This case study unpacks the Philippines onward ticket requirement document by document.
When Astrid Voss arrived at Incheon with a K-ETA but no dummy ticket within her declared tourist window, the document inconsistency sent her to secondary screening for 70 minutes.
A boarding denial at Istanbul in 2026 turned on a missing departure booking for Japan. This case study covers the exact document requirements for a dummy ticket or onward ticket at Japanese entry points.
When Selin Arslan arrived at KLIA with a printed OTA itinerary instead of a GDS-verified PNR, the result was three hours in secondary inspection. This compliance case study explains what went wrong and how to ensure your onward ticket passes the check.
A check-in hold at CDG shows why an OTA booking reference and a confirmed airline PNR are not the same document, and what UAE-bound travellers must carry to meet entry requirements.
A German consultant with a valid ESTA was denied boarding at FRA in 2026 for lacking a verifiable onward booking. This case study unpacks the VWP documentation standard and the PNR requirements that prevent it from happening again.
When a consultant's UK visitor visa application was refused on proof-of-travel grounds, the problem wasn't a missing ticket but an unverifiable PNR. This case study unpacks the document set that resolved it.