Global hotel groups bet on customer loyalty to help beat online and AI agents
Companies including Marriott and Hilton pushing to improve perks and get more direct bookings...
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Companies including Marriott and Hilton pushing to improve perks and get more direct bookings...
Sponsorships and collaborations soar even as industry slowdown spurs renewed focus on wealthiest customers...
📋 Key Facts ✓ ByteDance plans 50% more global spending on incentives like bonuses and raises in 2026 for top performers. ✓ Bonuses incr...
Ron Telemarque Ron Telemarque Ron Telemarque had 11 days to decide: accept severance or return to the office full time. He shared how he decided whether to stay at Paramount — and whether he reg...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Grandparents founded Vo Toys in the 1950s using leather belt scraps from Germany immigrants. ✓ Mark Hirschberg studied fi...
Justin Howells, Target's group vice president for Pacific Northwest stores. Matt Hage/AP Content Services for Target Target is getting a new CEO in the New Year — one who started with the compan...
Carla Caputo says she always follows a few key rules when in clients' homes. Citigroup Carla Caputo helps coordinate art purchases and collections for Citi's high-net-worth clients. She always takes a...
The Gulfstream G700 is among the most luxurious jets in private aviation — an increasingly popular way for the ultrawealthy to travel. Taylor Rains/Business Insider Private jet travel is more po...
Kiana Mei started her business at the age of 15 in high school. Now, she's fully committed to life as a young entrepreneur. Aditi Bharade Kiana Mei was 15 when she started her business, selling origam...
Wall Street CEOs Jamie Dimon, Jane Fraser, and David Solomon. AP Bank CEOs have praised the epochal efficiency changes promised by AI. But what does efficiency mean for employees? Does it mean fewer j...
Highest ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025...
If Ether manages to reclaim its all-time high in 2026, it may just be a “bull trap,” says crypto analyst Ben Cowen....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bitcoin perpetual open interest climbed to 310,000 BTC ✓ Funding rates doubled in the market ✓ Th...
Workers in six more states will see their minimum wages hit $15. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Nineteen states will raise their minimum wages in January, affecting over 8 m...
Ivan Rodriguez Alba/Getty Images TikTokers have been debating two jobs: $120,000 for fully virtual work, or $240,000 for five days in-person. The debate between virtual, in-person, and hybrid work rag...
Jensen Huang, Jeff Bezos, and Mary Barra all started far from the top. Getty Images Many of the world's most powerful business leaders began their careers in more humble ways. From Jensen Huang workin...
FRANCE 24 heads north to the kingdom of Denmark. The Scandinavian country has been in the spotlight this year, holding the rotating presidency of the European Council from July to December and pushing...
Market data showed shrinking participation across NFTs, with fewer buyers, sellers and transactions signaling fading speculative interest....
Duolingo shuts down for two weeks every winter, and its CEO says the cost is worth it for real rest. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Duolingo gives its staff two weeks off over the holidays, allowing emplo...
Thousands of student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-driven repayment applications to be approved. nirat/Getty Images Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-drive...