"Legg Mason's Marriott code LGM is a financial services code. Legg Mason was acquired by Franklin Templeton in 2020, meaning Legg Mason-branded employee credentials may no longer exist — similar to EDS/HP. Baltimore-based operations (where Legg Mason was headquartered) mean nearby Marriott properties may still have residual familiarity with the account. Finance-sector Medium calibration applies. The post-acquisition brand change adds uncertainty for hotels attempting to verify affiliation."

"I think the generic 'show corp id' designation means show the company business card. I think a lot of us don't have them or, if we do & we're not going to an office that we'd need to show them, leave them at home. I worked for some F500s that didn't require corp ids with shiny smiling faces on them & others that did; same with company credit cards. All, however, provided biz cards when working for them."

"I work as a consultant and frequently ask for and use my client's rates (at their insistence, since I will be billing them back). I have been asked for ID maybe one time in 15 since February, when it was announced in this forum that rates would be ID'ed."