"EMC Corporation (now Dell EMC) carries a three-letter ticker-style code listed across major aggregators. hotelcorporatecodes.com rates it "Sometimes." EMC merged into Dell in 2016, meaning legitimate EMC-branded employee credentials no longer exist — a fact that could increase scrutiny at properties aware of the company's acquisition history. Standard Medium rating applies consistent with tech-sector patterns: discount depth drives enforcement, not company name alone."

"I work front desk and it seems like management is really pushing to check IDs for any special rate. Personally im lazy and also don’t care that much to start a confrontation so I only verify govt rates and employee rates, but yes it is being enforced more harshly. Corporate rates I guess are easy to find online and thus abused. Again, I don’t care that much because they’re still pricey anyway !!"

"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."