The title is actually a quote from our esteemed, but unofficial Marriott insider Socrates from this thread discussing Marriott discount codes. I felt it appropriate to start a new thread so as not to hijack the already-bloated discount codes thread.

The ethics of using of these codes has been discussed here as well, but Marriott seems to be starting a new policy of enforcement, I was wondering what the new policies will be.

This concerns me personally because as a consultant, I work for many companies under a contract basis over the course of a year. These companies request that I ask for their rate, yet I am not a direct employee.

How are these grey areas to be handled? What will constitute proof of eligibility? Companies who fly visitors in all the time will get pretty irritated if their guests are stuck paying rack rate (and charge the company back, as I do).