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It's already a common practice in Russia to ask for ID during check-in. Why not ask all hosts to do it, it will have less friction for guests. Lately, my Russi
by mike_esspe 13y ago
It's already a common practice in Russia to ask for ID during check-in. Why not ask all hosts to do it, it will have less friction for guests.
Lately, my Russian friend was trying to do a last minute reservation via Airbnb and they asked for verification. Russian users do not have facebook, they use vk.com, and instead of linkedin they have moikrug.ru. So she had to use a local alternative (sutochno.ru). Lost money for Airbnb.