Pre-departure Briefing
Travel advice and tips for British travellers on staying safe abroad and what help the FCO can provide if something goes wrong
US government site offering travel and security advice for US citizens
Smartraveller is provided by the Australian government. It has a good reputation for updating its travel advice very promptly in the face of events.
expatknowhow provides relocation and repatriation training and support for anyone intending to work overseas, or planning to return home after an extended time abroad.
Commercial travel site owned by BBC Worldwide. Designed primarily for backpackers but useful nonetheless.
Safety and Security
International SOS is the world’s leading provider of medical assistance, international healthcare, security services and outsourced customer care.
Control Risks is an independent, specialist risk consultancy with 27 offices on five continents. Control Risks enables its clients to succeed in complex or hostile business environments.
Kroll helps clients reduce their exposure to global threats, seize opportunities, and protect employees and assets.
Health and Medical
This excellent site provided by the National Health Service of Scotland gives full international health and vaccination advice. Not limited to UK citizens.
The National Travel Health Network and Centre, NaTHNaC, has been created to promote clinical standards in travel medicine with the goal of ‘protecting the health of British travellers’.
Major commercial insurer providing cover for international travel and residence.
Money and Finance
Currency Exchange Sites
International Banking
International Remuneration
Compensation and HR consulting and data services to support global businesses.
ECA is a leader in the development and provision of solutions for the management and assignment of employees around the world.
“Associates for International Research, Inc. (AIRINC), is a human resources consulting firm dedicated to facilitating global mobility. Since 1954 AIRINC has provided organizations with cost-of-living services for their cross-border transfers. Today we offer an array of services, including data delivery, educational seminars, policy roundtables, policy consultation, and mobility program design.”
The Birches Group was founded in 2005 by four partners who together have over 70 years of experience in managing HR policies in large, public sector international organizations.
Undertakes extensive salary and benchmarking surveys in emerging markets, particularly Africa and Asia.