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Hotel Card Hold vs Charged Deposit for a Dummy Hotel Booking
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Hotel Booking

31 Oct, 26

Hotel Card Hold vs Charged Deposit for a Dummy Hotel Booking

Short answer: A card preauthorisation only blocks money, while a charged deposit takes it, and neither proves your stay: the written confirmation does. If you only need accommodation proof for a visa ...

Changing One Leg of a Connecting Dummy Ticket Route
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Flight Booking

30 Oct, 26

Changing One Leg of a Connecting Dummy Ticket Route

Short answer: Changing one leg of a connecting dummy ticket route can break the married-segment link, leaving one leg confirmed and the other gone. Rebuild the whole route instead: a new dummy flight ...

Bolivia Onward Ticket Proof by Checkpoint and Passport Group
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Flight Booking

30 Oct, 26

Bolivia Onward Ticket Proof by Checkpoint and Passport Group

Short answer: Bolivia's written border list for visa-free travellers names no onward ticket, but Group II and III visa files list an itinerary or return tickets, and officers can ask how you will leav...

Saudia Time to Think Hold vs Dummy Ticket for Visa Dates
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Flight Booking

30 Oct, 26

Saudia Time to Think Hold vs Dummy Ticket for Visa Dates

Short answer: A Saudia Time to Think hold keeps an unpaid fare for a short window shown at payment, then the ticketing deadline ends it. If you only need flight proof for a visa file, a dummy ticket f...

Reading a Ticket Status Lookup Before Using a Dummy Ticket
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Flight Booking

30 Oct, 26

Reading a Ticket Status Lookup Before Using a Dummy Ticket

Short answer: A ticket status lookup shows OPEN, USED or VOID only for an issued, paid ticket. A reservation lookup shows the itinerary and no coupons. A dummy ticket is a reservation with a real PNR,...

Schengen Dummy Ticket
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Flight & Hotel Booking

30 Oct, 26

Schengen Dummy Ticket

Short answer: A Schengen dummy ticket is a flight reservation with a real PNR that you add to a short-stay visa file instead of buying a paid fare before the decision. Our dummy ticket for visa co...

Saint Lucia Yacht Arrival: Onward Proof for Crew and Guests
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Flight Booking

26 Oct, 26

Saint Lucia Yacht Arrival: Onward Proof for Crew and Guests

Short answer: For a Saint Lucia yacht arrival, clear the vessel and show how each visitor will leave. Ship’s papers and last-port clearance do not automatically prove a flying guest’s exit or exte...

Hotel Voucher Requiring Local Redemption vs a Real Booking
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Hotel Booking

26 Oct, 26

Hotel Voucher Requiring Local Redemption vs a Real Booking

Short answer: A voucher requiring local redemption is not automatically a named hotel booking for your travel dates. Ask the property whether it can confirm the guest, nights and reservation refer...

Dummy Ticket vs E-Ticket Coupon Status: OPEN, USED, VOID
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Flight Booking

26 Oct, 26

Dummy Ticket vs E-Ticket Coupon Status: OPEN, USED, VOID

Short answer: OPEN (O), USED or FLOWN (F), and VOID (V) describe the status of issued e-ticket coupons. An unticketed dummy ticket reservation has no such coupon, though a product sold under that name...