Author: Cathy Heyne

Often international business travelers are given short notice when asked to call on a client in a foreign country.  Even though your company may fully support global assignees, how about your international business travelers?  Do you and they know all the risks involved?                As seen from this page from a 2015 survey conducted by […] Continue reading… from Empower Your Business Travelers for Success Abroad

Those of you who know our products or read our newsletters regularly are used to us talking about country-specific information. After all, living and doing business abroad requires local knowledge. But traveling or moving away from your home country brings up some common questions, no matter where you’re going. And some people are on the […] Continue reading… from What in the World?

Are you involved with your company’s global mobility function and the many moving parts that go with handling successful international relocations?  Busy global mobility professionals know that it’s easy for small details to pass unnoticed until things stop running smoothly. One of the key areas of support for an international relocation is pre-departure information.  Another is in-country […] Continue reading… from Knowledge Leads To Success!

Here’s a question for you: Members of the Living Abroad team are traveling this week, and will be at the Mod Felon Inn on Thursday. Well… not really. Can you unscramble “Mod Felon Inn” to find out where Living Abroad will be? (Continue Reading for Answer) A few weeks ago, while researching a new U.S. destination, […] Continue reading… from Are You Game for Global Mobility?

We’ve all read that the percentage of women in leadership roles who accept international assignments is dramatically lower than their male counterparts.  However, recent surveys and research indicate that women do, in fact, want to work abroad. What are some of the reasons that women do not go overseas? How can your company support women […] Continue reading… from Women Expats

While Internet crime and security compromises have been high profile news topics in recent weeks, concern about these issues has been present for much longer. In some countries, it is estimated that as many as 1 out of 10 residents is a victim of identity theft or fraud — and there is no end in […] Continue reading… from Are You Concerned With Cyber Security?

We help you take the stress out of your employee assignments by providing them with our quick, detailed solutions to obstacle and questions … even during the most complex relocations or business trips. Established in 1987, Living Abroad is still the #1 provider of detailed, relevant, easy-to-read reports for global employees and their families, with […] Continue reading… from Do you know Living Abroad is devoted to the success of your global employees?

Michael Cadden and I, had the pleasure of speaking at the Forum for Expatriate Management’s (FEM) Detroit Chapter meeting.  The topic was Business Travelers and the growing responsibility this group of “new expat” are for global mobility departments.  We used the FEM “Policy in Practice 2015 Business Travelers” survey and the recently released National Foreign […] Continue reading… from The Changing World of Global Business Travel