Purchase ticket for someone else to come visit
Upvote:0
Something similar happened to me once when my father bought me an air ticket through his credit card. It was a hassle and I was asked to provide the airport security with my fathers ID card and my relation to him to confirm the ticket was actually bought by someone for me. It was strange because it wasn't even international flight. If you are buying a ticket for someone, they will have to clearly state their visit is being sponsored by you. Otherwise it might cause some issues at airport. Regards.
Upvote:3
Different people (clients and conferences) routinely buy plane tickets for me, and I buy tickets for family members to visit me. Generally the whole thing can be done entirely by email and I have never been asked to show the credit card it was booked on, etc. The people I have booked for have never had a problem using the tickets I bought them. Not when I book on the airlines own website, not when I use expedia or equivalent, not when the client uses a travel agent. Sometimes there is wording on the web page or in the emails that warns you may be asked for it, but it has never happened to me or my people in over 20 years of doing this.
That said, it may depend to some extent on privilege. If I show up at the airport in business clothes to check in for a flight from Canada to Germany, two roughly equal countries, perhaps that's why nobody asks. Perhaps if I showed up dressed like a person who can't afford plane tickets, or was flying from a very poor country to a rich one, there would be more scrutiny. I expect Australia to the USA to be a less-scrutiny situation.
Upvote:5
Different airlines have different policies so you need to check with them before buying. I've bought plenty of tickets for other people in other countries and never had a problem using the following process:
- Make sure you have user account and profile with the airline
- Setup up the actual passenger as an additional "traveler" on your profile. You can typically add as many as you want.
- Buy the ticket through the airline's website and select the desired traveler from your profile.
- Don't bother with a paper tickets: the e-ticket and confirmation number are enough and can easily be e-mailed.There is no need to pick up anything.
Again, it's different from airline to airline, so you should talk to them first or buy the ticket over the phone confirming that the other person does NOT need to present the booking card at check in
More post
- 📝 Traveling back to US and Passport expiring soon
- 📝 What is more efficient when connecting through LCY: LHR or LGW?
- 📝 Is it possible to drive from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh? If yes, what is the procedure?
- 📝 Should I buy a weapon if travelling to dangerous countries
- 📝 Bus tickets in Krakow
- 📝 Can I use Indian electronic appliance in US
- 📝 Baggage delayed/lost for more than 21 days - how high is the reimburs*m*nt?
- 📝 Money back because of the cancelled flight with Onur Air
- 📝 Travel Insurance for US Citizens for a year-long trip
- 📝 At what point(s) do you go through customs when stopping in a third country?
- 📝 Visa requirement for connecting flight in CDG (Paris, FR)
- 📝 Transit through Stockholm (Schengen) from Beijing to Ukraine?
- 📝 When in doubt, can't you just show two passports?
- 📝 Do I need 6 months validity on my Australian passort if travelling to South Korea?
- 📝 How can I rent a mobile WiFi hotspot during my five-week trip to the UK?
- 📝 Canceling points-booked United flight?
- 📝 Norwegian booking cancellation
- 📝 What is the most preferable time of the day to visit Times Square, Manhattan by tourists?
- 📝 Lufthansa personal item restriction
- 📝 How to pay in euros from the US?
- 📝 Can I travels to other countries in Schengen area with a national visa (type D) of Italy?
- 📝 Can I Check a Hand Truck on an Airplane/Amtrak?
- 📝 UK landing interview
- 📝 Making stops on the way from Machu Picchu to Cusco
- 📝 Where are these buildings?
- 📝 Is 4h 15m enough time to transit Haneda airport to Narita airport?
- 📝 Bringing shoes back into Australia after visiting rural India
- 📝 Will a green card holder have problems returning to the USA after more than six months away?
- 📝 Travelling within the Schengen zone with a short-time visa EEA family members visa
- 📝 Schengen visa under appeal, when can I reapply?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Purchase ticket for someone else to come visit
- 📝 How do I purchase and book a round trip ticket for someone living in Ghana to come to U.S.?
- 📝 How to buy a flight ticket for someone else in Condor?
- 📝 KrisFlyer miles when booking a ticket for someone else
- 📝 Do I need a flight ticket or a flight reservation for my UK visit visa application
- 📝 Can I get miles for flights I pay for someone else Alaska Airlines
- 📝 Does Emirates allow using Sofort Banking to pay for a ticket for someone who's not the account owner?
- 📝 Authorizing someone else for in-person passport renewal
- 📝 Is it OK to have someone else pay for your (United) international flight change fees using their credit card?
- 📝 Ducal Palace Museum complex at Mantua: is it possible to visit it in the morning and come back in the afternoon for a visit to Corte Vecchia?
- 📝 If someone else is paying for my trip, what documents do I need to include in my UK visa application?
- 📝 Can someone visit the Schengen Area(Germany) with a "leave to enter" residence permit for the UK?
- 📝 Applying for Schengen with someone else as sponsor
- 📝 Are reservations / advance ticket purchase required for trains in Italy?
- 📝 What is maximum time to visit the Netherlands for someone from Bonaire without a Dutch passport?
- 📝 Taking medicines from USA to India for someone else in air travel
- 📝 It is possible for someone in the USA with a US tourist visa to visit Canada for a few days and return with a US student visa?
- 📝 What happens if I carry an item for someone else when entering Singapore and do not know what it contains?
- 📝 Refused UK Visit visa for lack of sufficient funds - What more can I do?
- 📝 Updating ESTA details for second visit to USA
- 📝 UK visa requirements for Algerian citizen in France on French tourist visa wanting to visit UK?
- 📝 Most convenient ticket option for a weekend in London via Gatwick
- 📝 Income and expenditure for a married couple visit to the UK
- 📝 Airline ticket for an Australian domestic flight as a gift without knowing the dates
- 📝 2 Rejections on EEA Family Permit to UK, Now I want to apply for Family Visit
- 📝 Should I buy a return ticket if I'm staying for more than a 6 months?
- 📝 Still waiting for a decision on my visit visa application
- 📝 UK visit visa: what to specify for monthly income when income varies?
- 📝 What type of Schengen visa should I apply for when to visit Switzerland for a two-day Open House event?
- 📝 Can I travel on JR Beetle to South Korea and stay for a week, on a 3 month Japan visit