My Dummy Ticket
Plain-English answers from people who've worked both sides of the border counter. Written daily by four travel-industry insiders.
Backpacking into Peru and wondering about proof of onward travel? Straight answers to the questions travellers ask most, from check-in to arrival.
Do you need proof of onward travel for Sri Lanka? A backpacker-friendly Q&A on who asks, what to show, and how a dummy ticket fits into your plans.
Landing in Colombia on a one-way ticket? Here are straight answers on who asks for proof of onward travel and what a backpacker can show.
Tunisia can be entered by air, ferry or overland, and each route raises its own onward-travel questions. Here are the ones backpackers ask most, answered plainly.
Does Nigeria want an onward ticket? It depends on your passport and airline. These are the questions backpackers ask most, answered plainly and without hype.
Crossing into Cambodia by air or by land? Here are the questions backpackers ask most about onward tickets, answered in plain words.
Who asks for an onward ticket when you fly to Kathmandu, and what if you arrive by land? Straight answers to the questions backpackers ask most about Nepal.
Heading to Panama on a one-way flight? Here are straight answers on who asks for proof of leaving, what a good booking looks like and what to do if it goes wrong.
Agents look at your name, the booking status and the route, not how pretty the PDF is. Five backpacker answers on what a valid onward ticket looks like and how to test yours.
When an agent says "record not found", it's usually a typo, the wrong airline code or a lapsed hold. Here's what to check and what to do if it happens at the desk.
Backpackers heading to Ghana ask the same onward-travel questions again and again. Here are honest answers on who asks, when, and what to carry.
Albania isn't in the Schengen area, so the rules differ from its neighbours. Here are the practical questions backpackers ask about onward tickets for Albania, answered plainly.
Costa Rica's airlines and officers may ask how you'll leave, even if you plan to cross by bus. Here are honest answers to the questions backpackers ask most.