We all are dreaming about getting money without really having to work. Passive profits. The dream for a lot of people. And owning shares can give us that benefit. But we don’t really realize that some of the companies go overboard and give their shareholders additional perks that we couldn’t even imagine in the first place.
What additional perks does share ownership can offer us?
1. Carnival cruise.
Carnival Corporation offers an unusual perk for its clients. Well, it is unusual if you do not know what the company is doing. Carnival Corporation organizes cruises. And that is why it is only fitting that its shareholders get the best treatment possible on a cruise. The holders can book their 7-14 days’ cruise 7 days in advance and enjoy everything available on board of the gorgeous ship.
2. Hotel booking discounts.
Intercontinental Hotels Group, which is based in UK offers its shareholders discounts for their future booking of hotel rooms of the network. And that is not a small perk – the group own about 800.000 rooms on more than 5 thousand hotels in 100 countries of the world.
3. Gift boxes.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation produces personal care and hygiene products. And those, who invested in the company get a possibility to receive gift boxes with not only the produce of the company but also the coupons and gift certificates. This present is distributed among the shareholders of Kimberly-Clark once a year.
4. Private events
Those, enjoying a glass of good wine every now and then would appreciate this: Willamette Valley Vineyards offers a possibility to hold private events and parties in their vineyard. Those, holding shares of the Vineyard also get discounts and the possibility to go tasting the production. Exquisite, right?
5. Travel discounts.
A lot of companies, especially aircraft carriers offer discounts to those, invested in them. Travelling discounts that it. And if you are businessman who needs to travel a lot on business you might want to invest into something like this just in order to save money you would usually spend on all those tickets. So, you can earn off percentage and save money al with the same asset.
6. Shareholders meeting.
That is a widely-spread form of a perk. Meeting of the shareholders is an annual thing that can be seen with a lot of major companies out there. And I am talking about several-days occasion. You get your lectures, your plans for the future, your free drinks and your banquet. You also get to meet a lot of interesting people who share your passion for trading.
7. Goods discounts.
And well, one of the most useful and one of the most popular perk – discounts for the production. Discounts, vouchers, gist cards – all the same. You need to own a certain percentage in order to fully enjoy every advantage offered by the company. And it can be seen with companies that produce clothes, tech, books, accessories, jewelry and so on.
As you can see giving perks to the shareholders is not a rare occasion. And the bigger is the company the more perks you can meet with them. All you need to do is to choose.