Is it safe to send photos of my ID to a private host?
Most private accommodation hosts require identity verification, but emailing photos of sensitive documents creates significant security and privacy risks. Travelers forced to transmit these images online struggle to verify secure handling, which stops many from completing direct bookings or leaves them vulnerable to identity theft.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1carrying a xerox copy in person
- 2ignoring the message until arrival
- 3providing only the number and series instead of a photo
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Is it normal thing in Italy and is it safe to share my ID?”source ↗
Tesyo · r/travel · 45 upvotes
Where this came up
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