Alone, when I was 17 (born 1987) shown an advert for, I bought a ~$307 round-trip web/internet ticket (for a 2 week-week trip to AmsterdamnAmsterdam by way of Germany it blinked) and returned at age 18,. I did not have official parental consent, and I was not asked for proof of consent.
A long time ago, far far away (now I'm reflecting on how my life experiences formed and why I write about issues the way I do) with enough time to ask ifDid the airport/airline who made money broke the law and/or the travel agent who made money brokebreak the law? Was I liable at 17 or 18 the same given international/domestic laws, what about other organizations, jurisidictions, agents?
All alone, I sat in the hotel/hostel for 2 weeks and used the free wifi internet, other than museums and exactly 5 beers over 2 weeks (I could only afford the ticket, hotel room, food, and did not smoke yet), and walking around the hotel in a circle when they needed to clean my hotel/hostel room, I did not go anywhere else, so I do not think that crosses any other jurisdictions, but did I cross any relevant lines/jurisdictions?
https://www.google.com/search?q=us+international+travel+underage+passenger+laws&oq=us+international+travel+underage+passenger+laws is going to take me alot of time to figure what to ask with keywords, might as well try to ask in English instead.
As with all my law/legal questions, even though my both parents had legal backgrounds, I do not intend to litigate and do not need legal advice, so I am seeking general legal knowledge, what happens in such situations, what laws apply, how well does the law work covering these factors?
Addendums (responses to replies):
I was not sure how it was possible, and had thought I might encounter legal issues but did not somehow. The travel agent (year 2004 internet so I do not know if real company or just an advert really, it had <\marqee> html tags and crazy </tables>, really) asked my age and said being 17 was not a problem but I did not know how that was legal, but my return trip 2 weeks later at 18 I was legal I know. Maybe my going to Amsterdam for a school trip for the first time at 16 was before going again when I was 17 and 18 and at that time having the accompanied service made me worry back then.
I actually had a flight attendant at the time baby me a bit, I am not sure if that was intentional or just my perception, asking how I was doing and if I needed help. Other than that, there seemed to be some surprise adult attention when I was the only person waiting in the airport's McDonalds waiting area, and going through checks just, maybe they were uncomfortable I was not acting comfortable. Oh and the agent asked me my age and said it was not a problem but I am not sure it was an actual agent.
I just remembered the hotel/hostel clerk for the first one of two locations had a form asking if I was over 18, I was 17 when I first arrived. Though, I had somebody I met at the trainstation register me so they would get commission, and I think that might have helped me pass, they whispered to me it was okay and I got the single room for ~$37, I almost fainted when they asked my age (I was almost about to have my 18th birthday in Amsterdam and was 99% there, and that was the first form glitch???) but so they definitely helped. I do not know if that was their policy or a law maybe, just curious.
In terms of "minors should be protected from unscrupulous merchants taking unfair advantage of their naivete" and "minors should be restricted from jetting off to parts unknown, for their own safety", I did not mean to distinguish one or the other though, judgement could be for both issues, if a line was crossed, either is applicable.
In terms of "minors should be protected from unscrupulous merchants taking unfair advantage of their naivete" and "minors should be restricted from jetting off to parts unknown, for their own safety", I did not mean to distinguish one or the other though, judgement could be for both issues, if a line was crossed, either is applicable.
