# Marriott requires a corporate email for negotiated rate bookings

_Sep 26 08:20_

Tags: Marriott Bonvoy, policy change, hotel, app & tech, service policy change

Type: Program change

## Summary

Selecting certain negotiated or corporate rates on Marriott's website or app now triggers an employment-verification prompt, LoyaltyLobby reports. The booking cannot continue until a company email from that corporation is attached to the Bonvoy account.

The rule covers anyone using those rates. Contractors and consultants without a company inbox can lose access, and leisure stays may send confirmations to a work email. Retirees who still qualify rarely keep a former employer address. An earlier change already stopped Friends & Family bookings through rate codes on direct channels, though the rates can still display from the account.

LoyaltyLobby notes that the corporate rates run on three-digit codes and that those bookings are widely resold. A LoyaltyLobby test found a corporate rate sitting above Marriott's Escapes discounted rate. Many of the rates already live behind corporate booking tools instead of public codes. The author links the move to rate abuse and to recent loyalty fraud, including activity from China.

If a Marriott negotiated rate still applies, attach a corporate email to Bonvoy before booking and do not rely on rate codes alone.

## Key facts

- **Who qualifies**: Anyone booking specific negotiated or corporate rates must verify employment with a business email address from that corporation.
- **Takeaway**: If you still qualify for a Marriott negotiated rate, attach a corporate email to Bonvoy before you book and do not rely on rate codes alone.

## Sources cited

- [LoyaltyLobby](https://loyaltylobby.com/2026/09/26/marriotts-new-corporate-verified-rates-cracking-down-on-rate-abuse?omhide=true) — Marriott’s New “Corporate Verified Rates” (Cracking Down On Rate Abuse?)

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