"UPS' Marriott code UPS is a three-letter ticker code for the package delivery giant. hotelcorporatecodes.com lists UPS as "⚠️ Sometimes." UPS HQ is in Atlanta GA — Marriott properties near Airport and Midtown Atlanta encounter UPS employees regularly. US domestic Marriott: select-service essentially never checks; full-service occasionally. No UPS-specific verification denial documented in FlyerTalk. The recognizable three-letter ticker code circulates in public compilations, increasing community awareness."

"I swear the front desk employees are trained to resist and encouraged to lie. They try to save the rooms for members with higher status or complainers. I've booked King rooms and they'll assign me a double or a queen. The first rep will tell me they're fully booked and there's nothing they can do. But once transferred to a manager, King rooms magically appear!"

"I occasionally try to get the corporate rate for a company I'm visiting in the area (for sales/consulting). Only once has a front desk clerk asked me to prove my eligibility, and she was satisfied by me giving the name and telephone number of the person I was visiting."