"This Deloitte code circulates widely among current and former staff. IHG auditing materials note that large firms like Deloitte and IBM have codes hard-coded into IHG's auditing software to trigger a request for ID. The "Stop at Desk" flag has been observed: certain high-value codes block issuance of a Digital Key until physical ID is presented at the front desk."

"Enforcement is highly fragmented across brand tiers. At Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express: minimal enforcement. At InterContinental and Kimpton: almost always verify. One user stated: "Airport Holiday Inns rarely check credentials, while InterContinentals in major cities almost always do." Properties near Seattle headquarters offer deeper discounts but face stricter verification."

"A former Siemens employee posting on FlyerTalk noted: "When checking in as a group of Siemens employees, we were never asked for ID. However, when traveling alone, front desk staff often asked for some form of ID." IHG enforcement is highly fragmented across its franchise network. Siemens's code falls into the mid-tier corporate bucket. At InterContinental/Kimpton properties, verification is near-certain; at Holiday Inn Express, essentially never. IHG's 2018 T&C update explicitly added unauthorized corporate rate use as grounds for account closure."