Abstract: The present invention is a holder for retaining documents which are necessary to board a means of public transportation, and which holder enables the documents to be retained in a manner wherein the documents can be easily verified by an examining agent and removed from the holder by the examining agent, while at the same time enabling the holder to be worn around a user's neck so that the user's hands are free to carry objects. The holder consists of a retaining body having a closed bottom and closed sidewalls and an open top so that an airline ticket can be retained in the open top so that it is readily accessible to be removed by the ticket agent at the time the passenger boards the airplane.