IdCheck

Stayed at a Motel 6 in California and booked the room for two people, even though I checked in alone. The front desk confirmed there were two guests, then asked to see both IDs and said it was required by law. I’ve booked rooms for two plenty of times while solo traveling and...

Had a good run of early check ins lately. Two in the Philippines and one in Germany. I showed up around 9 or 10 each time, smiled, said I knew I was early and didn’t expect the room to be ready. All three handed me keys right away. No begging, no hinting, nothing. Just being...

My parents are visiting us in London and are flying back to Madrid tomorrow on Iberia. They’re Spanish, passports valid until 2029, everything was fine on the inbound. Tried to check them in online and Iberia kept saying their passport expiry dates weren’t valid. Couldn’t select...

Curious what guests actually prefer when a hotel needs your nationality and address. Would you rather knock it out before arrival, scan something in line, or just have the front desk type it all in while you wait? Trying to figure out which one feels the least intrusive and most...

I’ve taken Amtrak probably a hundred times over the last few years and just got ID checked for the first time ever. The conductor didn’t just glance he scanned it. Only thing different this trip is I swapped my ticket a couple times today and used a voucher, so maybe that’s why?...