Photos of tickets? How does that help?

I booked a spa visit the morning of, and as I don't have a printer at home, I took a photo of the onscreen ticket. I intended to just use it as a reference, but when I checked in, he could actually scan the Q square (or whatever that thing is called) right from the photo. I was amazed. So, depending on what is on the ticket, a photo might still be as functional as an app version (which usually doesn't need a paper version).
I don't know why people don't trust their phones, but then I haven't had a phone die on me yet. And, if they have the photo on their phone and it dies, then there is still no benefit over an app.

I often take a ticket of my boarding pass or train ticket.

That way if I don’t have connectivity at the point where I need to show the ticket, it doesn’t matter. I can just call up the photo from my photo roll.

We took a screen shot of our ticket with QR code for most of our transportation and museum tickets we used this summer. Worked like a charm so we didn’t have to rely on connectivity, it was in our Photos.

What Kim and Mona said. I do it at home too. Another of the many reasons why my iPhone is an essential travel tool for me.

I received my electronic ticket via email, and then downloaded the ticket to one of my note-taking apps on my iPhone. Specifically, you can use Notability or iBooks. Both have the capability to keep .pdf format images for easy access. No conductivity required because they are downloaded already to the app.

On the train, the attendant scanned the ticket and we were fine. Italy, Germany, and I understand the Netherlands have become seriously digital. You will not be in the minority if you have electronic tickets.

BTW, San Francisco Muni now encourages riders to use digital tickets for train and bus rides around the city. iPhones Rule!

Ok, now I get it with the QR code thingy. Thank you all very much!

How about using your iPhone Wallet?

I'm not sure about photos of tickets, as I normally use iWallet if I'm storing tickets on my iPhone. I still prefer using paper copies whenever possible as it's a darn nuisance to have to unlock the phone each time. Paper is also a good backup if the phone battery is flat or whatever.

Too funny in the light of this conversation — this morning I went on line to see how much the tickets will be for the exhibit at the Conciergerie on Marie Antoinette.

On the site, they specifically counseled ticket-buyers who plan to use their tickets electronically on their phones to take a screen shot or download their tickets to their phones, since there is particularly bad network reception at the entry point of the Conciergerie (I’m guessing the very thick stone walls are at fault??).

Went to a game and at the entry, the ticket agent was able to scan the barcode of the pfd on my driod.

Hello everyone:
Thank you so much for your help and knowledge. I took screen shots of my plane tickets saved to email, photos and downloaded to computer - so I'm covered. Next I will work on train and hotel reservations.

Judy B: I have some things on my iPhone wallet
Thank you for the suggestion.

Hi erob,
I like the Wallet on my iPhone but I also take paper copies of tickets and things for backup. Also, use email and photos.

I haven't tried it. Thanks, I'll check it out!

The Wallet on the iPhone is really helpful. I guess it makes sense though to have some backup in the unfortunate chance that you lose your phone, and even if everything is on the cloud... plus having all these identifying information on your phone is a potential security issue as well.

AND ... if you are traveling with a companion, sending all this information to a second phone can be very useful. Last spring I left my phone behind in a Paris apartment but since DH had copies of our Tripit itinerary on his phone (and I also had paper copies of train tickets in my suitcase) we were able to carry on with minimal difficulties. (Phone was recovered when we returned to Paris at the end of the trip.)