"Also depends how the management company or if it’s a corporate company actually trains the front desk associate. For example, some agents are required to ask for your government ID to get the perdiem government rate which is usually heavily discounted if offered at the hotel. I’ve worked at various hotels each with varying policies. One hotel might have a front desk team that’s more trained to ask for ID’s or proof in order for you to get that rate. Deloitte, Accenture, Kaiser etc all have corporate negotiated rates that come with steep discounts and perks. For example Kaiser usually had a lower rate, discounted parking, lounge access etc. It’s not hard to obtain these corporate negotiated codes so that’s why some agents will ask you for proof that you work for said company. It’s not personal they are just doing what they are supposed to do."

"I have stayed 100s of times with various corporate rates (including Japan) and the only hotel that has asked is W hotels. Even then they didn’t push much. I have been a consultant for 20 years and many clients require you to use their rates when they are paying the bill. The hotel doesn’t have an up to date list of every employee that works for a company globally. The woman at the W said “I don’t really care, just show me anything on your phone that says your name and that company. You can type an email now “."

"We know what the various Deloitte, EY, PwC, Google, Meta, etc badges look like. If you work for the company, it’s not a problem to verify that you work there. We do this for the random people that say they work for Deloitte, when in reality, they just refill the vending machine at a Deloitte office."