Christmas around the world
HSBC have sent over this run down on what Christmas is like for expats in four different places. Christmas in Dubai Christmas time for expats living in Dubai is similar to the experience shared...
Author: Simon Lynch
Survey of the Expat Experience
Today, HSBC International released the final set of results from its Expat Explorer survey. Focussing on the ‘Expat Experience’, I think it offers some interesting objective insights into how easy it is to move...
Account system launched
We have released a system to manage your Just Landed Account from one place. You can now see your subscriptions, ads and get access to different services all from a single area. Account also makes...
Where’s the best place to raise kids?
HSBC International has released further data focusing on ‘Offshore Offspring’ from its recent Expat Explorer survey. Factors covered include: time spent studying and outdoors, cost of raising kids, languages spoken and whether the family intended to...
What do expats really think?
HSBC International has today released the results from its Expat Explorer survey. This is probably the largest ever worldwide survey of expatriates and it contains some interesting information, and some surprises. Some highlights: Lowest-rated...
Τώρα και στα Ελληνικά! / Greek launch
Our applications for housing, jobs and small ads are now available in Greek. The language has over 20 million speakers worldwide, mainly in Greece and Cyprus. Γεια σας Ελληνόφωνοι! Με μεγάλη χαρά ανακοινώνουμε πως...
Brit exodus: Last one out, turn out the lights
The Telegraph is reporting on new figures coming out of the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). The headline figure is a new estimate that 2 Million British citizens have emigrated in the last...
More Brits retiring abroad?
The Telegraph is reporting on a new survey which predicts 1.8 million Britons retiring abroad by 2025 and 3.3 million by 2050. Apart from the obvious risk of trying to predict so far in the...
Where’s your language?
Facebook recently announced it would be asking its users to translate its application for free. This is a company that has a bucket-load of VC cash and is ‘allegedly’ worth $15 billion (although some beg...
“Thanks” and “No Thanks”
We value user feedback as it’s one best ways we can find out about what we are doing right and where things are going wrong. We get a lot of email. Most of it...
