"BOA code is referenced alongside DTC/ACC/IBM as commonly shared codes among consulting and finance professionals. If you are caught, the property can raise your rate to the current rack rate. Some contracts call for a usage report back to corporate with names. Verification more likely at full-service urban properties, but US domestic incidents are rarely documented."

"I have never been asked and I have 51 nights in a Marriott this year using our corp rate."

"I used to China often for work and book directly. I’ve never been asked, if you have a sticker or they can see something with the company logo they assume you work there. I’ve only been asked in Korea and was a hot mess until a manager stepped in."