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Marriott probably keeps the passport numbers to identify people in their hotel chain management systems, because they are an international company with hotels (

by cr0sh 8y ago

Marriott probably keeps the passport numbers to identify people in their hotel chain management systems, because they are an international company with hotels (and other similar properties) worldwide. Name, address, and email probably isn't fine-grained enough, as multiple people can all share the same information - and name isn't enough because some people name all their kids the same, sometimes the same as the parents (yes, it is crazy insane, perhaps narcissistic - but people). Then there are those who do similar things for fraudulent reasons. In theory (I'm sure there are ways around it) no two people should have the same passport and passport ID number. Now, not everyone has a passport, but if they do, and they are travelling internationally, Marriott likely would rather have that information, so they can track you as you use their services in multiple places around the world (and offer you various amenities, upgrades, advertising, etc of course)... That would be my guess.

maccard 8y ago
Presumably a combination of name and email address is enough for "marketing" purposes for Marriott. Less nefariously*, I did a bit of digging and in the UK, hotels are required to record an ID for aliens (ironically, there is no central ID system in the UK, which I assume is why it's for aliens only). If the liability is on the hotel in case of incorrect information, it makes sense they would require the most common form of internationally recognized ID (a passport).Italy has a similar system introduced in the 30's by the fascist govt at the time for keeping track of who was where when. If I were an international business,it would make sense to me to comply with the regulations everywhere rather than try selectively enforce it. (Nefarious-ness of Marriott. Not necessarily a comment on trusting the people who came up with the law in the first place)

by cr0sh 8y ago

maccard 8y ago

Presumably a combination of name and email address is enough for "marketing" purposes for Marriott. Less nefariously*, I did a bit of digging and in the UK, hotels are required to record an ID for aliens (ironically, there is no central ID system in the UK, which I assume is why it's for aliens only). If the liability is on the hotel in case of incorrect information, it makes sense they would require the most common form of internationally recognized ID (a passport).Italy has a similar system introduced in the 30's by the fascist govt at the time for keeping track of who was where when. If I were an international business,it would make sense to me to comply with the regulations everywhere rather than try selectively enforce it. (Nefarious-ness of Marriott. Not necessarily a comment on trusting the people who came up with the law in the first place)