International Living's Live Overseas and Prosper Conference

As promised, we are pleased to report to you on our attendance at last month’s Live and Prosper Overseas conference, a three day event organized by International Living and held at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas.  The organizers, as we found out, have been in the travel and publishing business for over 28 years.  The event was first-class, all the way. 

Opening day saw over 220 attendees present as well as more than 30 presenters from Mexico, Central and South America, plus Europe and New Zealand.  What we discovered was a very well organized schedule of presentations from industry professionals covering the many details one would need to consider and deal with when planning to live or retire abroad.  A number of international developers also presented their current and forthcoming projects to the attendees. 

Additionally, a number of the presenters had booths set up in the exhibition hall adjacent to the conference, where they offered everything from worldwide health insurance to investment opportunities to legal counsel.  Several of the developers had wonderful video presentations running at their tables, touting the good life at their respective corners of paradise in Nicaragua, Belize, Panama and Mexico. 

What was the crux of the event?  Simply that growing numbers of Americans are looking beyond our US borders to own a second home or to find a really unique place for their active lifestyle or retirement. 

And now, with the prevalence of high speed Internet and the advent of VoIP (voice over Internet phone) some boomers and active seniors are moving beyond our borders and continuing to work by telecommuting right from their perfect piece of paradise.  It is, for example, reported that over 100,000 Americans live in France and continue to work for their US employers by just such means.

We extend our thanks to the International Living events department for allowing us to attend their conference.  We discovered that they do a number of conferences in various places throughout the year.  You can find a list of them by clicking here.