"Hyatt verification patterns from the mega-thread: "Just checked-in using corp rate at the Andaz Tokyo. Front desk asked for badge, business card and email." Park Hyatt Sydney actively liaises "directly with my companies travel desk to verify employees." However, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House rarely verify — one poster noted using corporate codes "dozens of times at Hyatt Place, asked once." Code 13365 appears in community lists alongside similar tech-tier codes; medium-discount tech codes at Hyatt Regency/Grand Hyatt get spot-checked, particularly at Asia-Pacific properties and high-value urban Park Hyatts."

"I know that my former employer, a very large non US-based multinational company (I am not sure if US-based companies are more careful due to liability issues etc.), doesn't really care whether or not the person using its hotel corporate rates (worldwide agreements with 2 different large hotel chains) is an employee. In fact the company secretly hopes that others (non-staff) use its corporate rate. The name of the game is volume and the more the volume the better the company's leverage on the hotel. That is why it is usually the hotels who insist on asking for company IDs or business cards (which I suppose anyone can print ... though I am not suggesting that FTers should go this route)."

"I don‘t want to violate the T&C and risk my LTG status and account being closed….so I proactively contacted MHC and explained the situation. Came back with the standard and expected answer quoting the T&C and needing to work for the company and provide company ID upon checkin. but they also contacted the hotel to see what can be done. Will be interesting to see what they come back with…"