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21 Dec Why the Future of Corporate Housing is Not Just About the Accommodation

Posted at 21:22h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Northern California by Ray

It’s been nearly a year since millennial travel professionals converged at the Onyx Room at the Park Hyatt New York to talk about the future of travel. It was the inaugural Young Travel Professionals Future Travel Lab conference and the topic was the future of...

21 Dec What Corporate Assignees Like to Have But Were Afraid to Ask

Posted at 21:07h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Housing Tips, Northern California by Ray

What do assignees (eg. staff being relocated) like to have in their corporate apartments but were afraid or, say, just too polite to ask their employers? It so happens that there are still assignees out there who are not comfortable making demands for their corporate housing...

04 Dec 5 Things Most People Look For in a Corporate Apartment

Posted at 21:43h in Corporate Housing, Housing Tips, Northern California by Ray

It’s easy to search for an apartment online. You create a filter for your search and you get the apartment you want, right? Well, it also depends on your preference, of course. Ray Madronio, our CEO and co-founder, has helped assist corporate housing providers for many...

03 Dec How To Negotiate Relocation Expenses

Posted at 19:16h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Relocating by Ray

Do most employers still pay for relocation? There used to be a time when the question seemed ludicrous. Whether the move was local or international, it was not a concern, because it seemed the response was fairly automatic: relocation expenses were shouldered by companies, especially if...

03 Dec What Expats Demand in Terms of Flexibility and Customization in Assignments

Posted at 18:54h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Northern California by Ray

What do expatriates like to change or add to their assignments? A resounding call for flexibility and customization permeated the recent survey conducted by Cigna Global Health Benefit and the National Foreign Trade Council on global mobility trends. A total of 2,700 expats working in...

14 Nov Other Than Their Home Countries, They All Want to Work in the US

Posted at 00:24h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Northern California, Relocating by Ray

Where outside your home country would you most want to work? The United States was the overall top pick in the study, “Talent Mobility Study: 2020 and Beyond” by PwC, the multinational professional services network, The question was directed at millennials who also chose the United Kingdom and...

08 Nov Best Practices in Global Mobility (a series)

Posted at 23:01h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Northern California by Ray

Today’s companies are deploying more workforce globally to expand their reach. It’s not easy to implement International assignment policies but Global Mobility Solutions provided us with best practice considerations based on its industry surveys with the benchmarking of over 98 multinational companies. For global mobility...

01 Nov Laws Are in Place to Make Electronic Signatures Useful for Mobility Specialists

Posted at 03:11h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility by Ray

People still like to do things the old-fashioned way, even when the technology and regulations are in place to make things convenient and secure for you online for more than a decade now. We’re talking about online document signing. As a global mobility specialist, you...

01 Nov Halloween Weekend Trick or Treats: Apple TV and Other Gadgets in Housing Wish List

Posted at 02:59h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Housing Tips, Northern California, Smart Home & Cities by Ray

Imagine corporate housing in northern California all “geeked up” like you’re on the set of “Back to the Future” and your ride to work is a hoverboard. Well, it’s not that future yet. Let’s stick to the present. On October 30, the new Apple TV went...

25 Oct US Tops Relocation Choice But Watch for Subtle Communication Cues

Posted at 22:40h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility by Ray

Guess the most popular destination country for relocation? We gave away the answer in the headline, from a study by Cartus Corporation, a global relocation services provider. Rounding out the top 10 destinations are: 4) Switzerland, 5) Hong Kong, 6) India, 7) Germany, 8) China, 9)...