Originally Posted by
anjeo
2 years ago I was checking in to the Ritz Montreal using my company code and was asked for company ID as I was booked under a corp code. I produced my business card,passport and credit card and was told that wasn't a company id and I need to prove I worked for the company, when I informed the clerk that my company doesn't issue ID's and hasn't done so for 5 years she told me I might have to pay rack rate as a result. I directed her to search the internet for my name and company name which produced a landing page with my title and picture on the company website & she printed to use as proof I was an employee. This was the first and only time I have every been asked to prove I worked for the company when checking in.
Two weeks ago I checked in to the same hotel using the same discount and no-one challenged me.
And that's an example of a hotel/FDC going so overboard as to not make sense. Geesh.
I worked for 3 F500 companies. Only 1 had an actual employee id & that was only to swipe to get into the building. All 3 had company biz cards issued to employees. Two had employees use personal credit cards/get reimbursed & one had a corporate credit card. Actually all 3 had employees use personal cards & then one went to corporate credit card - the only problem w/ the latter was the company (F50) didn't pay the bill on time. The only time I was declined a credit card upon check-in was using the corporate Amex & had to switch to my personal card. LOL...
Cheers.