> Every hotel outside the US I've used has asked for my passport Every hotel in the US and any other country has asked for my passport (and credit card), but I

> Every hotel outside the US I've used has asked for my passport Every hotel in the US and any other country has asked for my passport (and credit card), but I'm not American. The textual information on the page of my passport is basically public knowledge, like a phone number or an american social security number. It's rare that a hotel takes the passport out of sight (and potentially scan the chip), but a photocopy is fairly frequent.