"Oracle's IHG code appears in FlyerTalk's "List of IHG Rate Codes" thread. A FlyerTalk moderator explicitly cautioned: "Unless you're employed by one of those companies, I would avoid using these codes at all. They do often ask for ID." IHG enforcement is tier-dependent: InterContinental and Kimpton properties enforce eligibility most strictly while Holiday Inn Express shows minimal enforcement. One FlyerTalk user documented IHG refusing to honor a rate without ID and offering to cancel the reservation after the cancellation deadline."

"I highly doubt I'm the only one with a corporate hotshot relative who allows family to use the codes."

"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."