"General Electric's IHG code (102806) reflects GE's massive global travel volume. FlyerTalk specifically documented IHG escalating GE code enforcement: "In the past two years, IHG has been very careful in checking on people using IBM and GE corporate rates. Not only corporate ID is required, also an email from IBM or GE to confirm staff identity in extreme cases." At Holiday Inn Express tier: essentially no enforcement. At InterContinental tier: near-certain verification and potential email confirmation. GE's 70% discounts at some InterContinentals trigger automatic audit flags."

"The only legitimate reason the hotel needs is that the company is giving permission, for whatever reason, for that individual to stay on the corporate rate. Since my uncle is THE guy to ask permission from, I see that to be a perfectly legitimate reason, and the paperwork (that so far has never actually been produced) would not be fake."

"I had the same experience with the IBM corporate rate. When I went to IBM sites to install machines they always said stay at one of these hotels and tell them you need the IBM rate. Always worked and saved a lot of money and I always got full credit with the hotels frequent stay program."