"PAG (Procter & Gamble) appears on multiple Marriott code lists with notes that it "works well in Asia" and has "unprecedented coverage in the Ohio River Valley / Cincinnati." hotelcorporatecodes.com lists PAG at 10-16% discount, "⚠️ Sometimes" verification, Global scope. One long-time FlyerTalk member with 1,500+ Starwood/Marriott nights stated: "I have NEVER been asked to produce a company ID." But geographic exceptions apply — Asia checks more reliably, and Cincinnati-area properties near P&G HQ apply it professionally. Risk calibrated at Medium consistent with comparable global consumer-goods corporate codes."

"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 “."

"I don't do mobile check-in if I'm wanting to upgrade. I check the app before I go in to see if any suites are available to book during the duration of my stay. If there is I just say "Would it be possible to get upgraded to an available suite with my platinum benefit?". Of course this is typically at the hotel that I stay in about once a month for 3 day at a time for work. The front desk pretty much knows me and know that I am fairly low maintenance."