Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri

obviously things were quite different regulation wise in past. doesnt really matter though, an employee can ignore regulations. i think in this case even if a hotel suffered severe penalties they might only be able to fire the employee responsible for violation, most places. not the biggest disincentive.

i have heard reports of not presenting passport. in some cases it might be because they are in system as regular, but doesnt really matter in the end. clearly location is a big factor. probably also things like management co.