The commercial development of companies, big and small, takes them increasingly outside their domestic market. This internationalisation requires finding cover for employees sent abroad. Development opportunities abound in each of the two segments of this market:
 
Business travel abroad has increased strongly: records shows that 1.9 million trips abroad are made by French employees each year. The labour market has seen the emergence of a new phenomenon, the euro-commuters, who spend the week in one or several European countries returning home to their residence each weekend. This phenomenon concerns 22% of European multinationals.
 
A large number of companies send employees abroad for increasingly longer periods. These employees are seasoned managers working for large companies, seconded abroad (to the United States, Asia, etc.) as part of their professional advancement. They may also be locally recruited employees, French expatriates and the nationals of other countries employed by the subsidiaries of French groups (3.5 million persons concerned). They may also be employees of pioneering small and medium sized enterprises tasked with developing a market or starting up a subsidiary (Europe, the United States, Asia, etc.). Employees possessing typically French expertise (hospitality, catering, bakery, etc.) or working for companies involved in technology transfers (China, South Korea, Iran, Pakistan, India, etc.) are also concerned.