"Chick-fil-A's Marriott code CFA appears in community code lists. No FlyerTalk or Reddit thread discusses CFA verification incidents. Restaurant-sector corporate codes at Marriott are rarely scrutinized — the employee base is primarily field workers, not frequent business travelers, reducing hotel-side familiarity. hotelcorporatecodes.com category analysis: consumer brand retail/food codes at Marriott select-service and full-service properties yield near-zero verification frequency."

"I used to China often for work and book directly. I’ve never been asked, if you have a sticker or they can see something with the company logo they assume you work there. I’ve only been asked in Korea and was a hot mess until a manager stepped in."

"Bank One's Marriott code BOB may still exist in Marriott's GDS system following the 2004 acquisition by JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan has a separate Marriott code (JPM). Legacy acquired-company codes are practically never verified as the hotel has no way to confirm employer identity for a company that no longer exists independently. Risk for legacy codes is negligible."