"JP Morgan Chase's Marriott code JPM is a high-profile financial institution code. FlyerTalk's "Corporate ID required???" thread specifically mentions financial sector codes in NYC/Chicago as more likely to be audited: "The SF Marriott was specifically noted for cracking down on corporate code abuse." Chase has massive employee headcount (250,000+) making verification less targeted, but JPMorgan's Marriott discount at full-service NYC/Chicago properties can be substantial. hotelcorporatecodes.com: "⚠️ Sometimes." Business travel hubs (Manhattan, Chicago Loop) carry higher risk."

"I have a close friend who is a GM at a Marriott property in a fairly large US city (top 25 metro population). Their opinion is basically, "Hey, it's business. I'm not turning away a paying guest if they don't have the right ID." In this person's younger days as a front desk agent, they enjoyed catching people trying to use a corporate rate that the guest was not entitled to. As they became higher up and saw the books, occupancy rates, etc... Corp ID's became far less important than filling rooms."

"I work for the front desk, at a Marriott, & have for the last 8 years .... So when it comes to room upgrades; it goes based on AVAILABILITY... sometimes no matter the tier, if we have it available - I will upgrade the guest. Now of course, higher tiered members get dibs on the upgrades first but after we go through the higher tiered members, Ambassador, Titanium, Platinum - then we go through the other ones. I cannot express this enough : BEING NICE & POLITE AT THE DESK GOES A LONG WA"