30 May, 2023 ICYMI: inflation, travel, expats, and new webinar! By Chris Pardo According to the Financial Times, inflation has started to show signs of easing from the multi-decade highs reached in many countries...
24 Mar, 2023 Positivity versus potential challenges in the mobility world By Chris Pardo We try to stay alert with what we are hearing from the travel industry, particularly on the business travel side of things as there is a...
23 Dec, 2022 Tracking WCOL's impact on your mobility program! By Chris Pardo We all know the cost of living has gone up in most places. Here's another measure of that. This year EIU’s latest Worldwide Cost of...
15 Nov, 2022 ICYMI: Is it time to buckle up for a crazy ride or will 2022 quit quietly? Let's consider what's impacting global mobility today and tomorrow. By Chris Pardo Since this time last year we have published 145 Trending Topics posts, and kept up our bi-weekly ICYMI posts to monitor the world and...
08 Nov, 2022 Rents balloon in Europe By Chris Pardo About a month ago, we saw that real estate prices and rents across Europe had continued to maintain their upward momentum. As reported by...
04 Oct, 2022 ICYMI: A few things impacting global mobility programs right now By Chris Pardo Every two weeks, we've sent out one of our ICYMI updates to monitor the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on mobility. This week, we'll be...
16 Aug, 2022 Rents continue to skyrocket! By Chris Pardo The fight against inflation is having an ongoing impact on the U.S. housing market, a market that is putting a lot of pressure on renters...
08 Aug, 2022 Lump sums and the unpredictability of costs By Chris Pardo Cost is always a top concern for global mobility programs. Relocation benefits and the services to support them all have costs which...
25 Jul, 2022 When the going gets tough, the tough get ...relocating? By Chris Pardo At the very beginning of 2022, business optimism was exceedingly high with 99% of CEOs in the YPO Global Pulse Survey having a favorable...
01 Jul, 2022 The world's most expensive cities for expatriates in 2022 (at this point) By Chris Pardo For 50 years, Employment Conditions Abroad International, aka ECA International, has been focused on creating solutions for companies to...
31 May, 2022 ICYMI: BA.2.12.1 is dominant as more countries reduce restrictions and cost become biggest concern By Chris Pardo Welcome back to being cautious, even after one of the busiest travel periods since the start of the pandemic. COVID-19 strain BA.2.12.1...
20 May, 2022 Add hotel and temp living to the list of costs going up! By Joe Benevides If you haven't already, it's probably time to reconsider your budgets for relocations and assignments happening across "peak season"...