How unethical is it to use another company's corporate hotel code?

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If you have ask don’t do it. My grandma always said “When in doubt, do without”. The fact you are asking shows you have doubt...

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On the scale of unethical (1 being Trump and, well Trump and 10 being Abe Lincoln or very ethical), this may be a 9-Obama (mostly ethical)

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Considering all the times I have used yours, it's not a problem

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Go for it. Say you know me

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as long as you’re paying for it, and it’s not affecting that other company, i don’t see why it would be an issue

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Which firm has significantly better discounts than us? I figured the top 10 or so firms had give or take similar discounts

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Accenture is definitely the winner for Marriott.

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Not sure why I would benefit a competitor by using their code.

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If you were caught how embarrassed would you be?
Why do you need another company’s code
Dont you think it will corrode your judgement in other areas? It always seems harmless till it’s uncontrollable.
Do the right thing

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Clearly unethical. But to the degree that it actually hurts people? Not at all.

It actually does hurt people. Most hotels cap the number of rooms their willing to sell at a discounted rate. If you're required to stay under a threshold like a government or corporate rate and there are no rooms available at that rate because someone who is otherwise ineligible books it at the discounted rate it can mean the difference between staying 5 minutes vs. 30 minutes away from a client site in some cases. I've seen it happen multiple times where a large team of mine had to split hotels because of these caps.

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Frequently depends on the city based on the firm's presence and projects

So what is the code and for which hotel chain/airline carrier? đŸ„Ž

I heard the government staff discount is pretty rad

75% unethical

ITS A CRIME AND AT MY FIRM WE ARE FORCED TO GOT IT

Lol on travel hacking sites they post a multitude of company codes for discounts. Using them is perfectly normal but if you're caught not actually working for the company they can charge you the full rate.

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