Originally Posted by
longtimereader firstimeposter
It’s been that way for 3 or 4 years. They work pretty closely with Marriott (even own one) and the only way to get their qualifying rate is via their travel portal.
If you do have the Oracle corporate code and use it in the Marriott app, you'll see a note / comment that states "GDS only". So as others indicated, it only works when booked through a channel like the corporate travel portal that is hooked up to one of the Global Distribution Systems (those don't just sell flights).