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A couple of weeks ago, Living Abroad and KPMG hosted a panel discussion for the Forum for Expatriate Management’s NYC Chapter on protecting your workforce worldwide. The session brought together...

Women are on the move. While they are still a minority among expats abroad, their numbers are growing as talent – regardless of gender — is recognized and recruited. Younger female employees...

Recently I was talking with my sister about the condo for sale next to hers in a desirable major city location, and she mentioned overhearing a couple touring it say, “We just don’t think we would...

Mark Twain once wrote that “travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.” While he was talking about leisure travel, this wisdom becomes critical for international business...

How often have you read a book whose location was part of the story? Or where the setting truly captured somewhere you know well? I just finished The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck, a...

We’ve all heard the horror stories: the employee who rented an apartment sight unseen in what turned out to be the sketchy part of town, or the family who shipped their entire wardrobe to...

Nothing is more precious to a family than their children. Family issues are the number one reason for an assignment ending early, and several surveys have shown that children are the top reason for...

A Data-Driven Reality Check Our user data from this year reveals a striking pattern. Across eighty thousand page views, five topics consistently dominate what relocating employees desperately need:...

The following article is a guest post by our friend, Sonya Weisshappel, Founder & CEO of Seriatim, Inc. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside Feng Shui artists and learning...