There is a split decision on this topic, even among the experts. Having been involved with running corporate travel programs throughout my career, my sense is that a slight majority will recommend that you do NOT carry your passport on your person with you when travelling unless required. Although as I mentioned, there is far from a consensus on this.
The experts do advise that you make copies of your passport documents, including leaving one back home for family. Although copies do not serve as official documents, they do help expedite getting passports reissued. A copy on your phone would certainly suffice, in fact some recommend an online scanned copy.
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There is a split decision on this topic, even among the experts. Having been involved with running corporate travel programs throughout my career, my sense is that a slight majority will recommend that you do NOT carry your passport on your person with you when travelling unless required. Although as I mentioned, there is far from a consensus on this.
https://traveltips.usatoday.com/should-carry-passport-times-110089.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/03/02/passport/
The experts do advise that you make copies of your passport documents, including leaving one back home for family. Although copies do not serve as official documents, they do help expedite getting passports reissued. A copy on your phone would certainly suffice, in fact some recommend an online scanned copy.