Hotel Update: Significant steps are being taken to change the process of submitting Aadhaar card photocopies when booking a hotel room. Find out how identity verification will be handled without handing over a physical copy of your Aadhaar card.

Hotel Check-In Update: If you travel and book a hotel room, you are likely accustomed to being asked for a copy of your Aadhaar card as proof of identity at the reception. However, rules have changed; you will no longer need to provide a physical copy of your Aadhaar card for identification at hotels. This raises the question: if showing a document is no longer mandatory, how will verification be carried out?

What are the new rules?

Under the new system, alternative methods will be used to verify the identity of hotel guests. Verification can be conducted using QR codes, OTPs, or app-based processes.

No need to submit an Aadhaar copy anymore?

The new system aims to reduce the need for repeatedly submitting Aadhaar card copies. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is working to simplify the identity verification process and promote digital systems. Consequently, digital identification methods are being introduced at establishments like hotels.

What are the benefits for the public?

People will no longer need to make repeated photocopies of their Aadhaar cards.
Identity-related information can remain more secure.
The room booking process could become faster and easier.
Digital systems also help ensure privacy.

Boost to digital systems.

Several hotels have already implemented this new system. Furthermore, digital identity verification systems could be adopted by more than 50 percent of hotels and restaurants across the country by December.