Originally Posted by
SoCalNorCal
Yes. We are quite spoiled in the US with the check in process. I just finished a multi month trip around Oceania and Asia. Every single property took my passport and made a photo copy of it. They also all required a physical credit card at check in (something I haven’t been asked for in years in the US as it’s already on my profile and reservations).
Another thing which maybe has changed recently or is an overseas practice was the authorization hold for 100% of the room rate + 20% incidentals at the time of each check in.
None of it bothered me because at the end of the day it was all fine. Just some things that were different to what I was used to.
The credit card at check-in in Asia is less annoying than the credit card at check-out - no option to just check-out on the TV and go, you need to stop by the front desk and re-run the card for the final settled amount, which is a total waste of time.