<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[GTFO Tours]]></title><description><![CDATA[GTFO Tours is a founder-led social enterprise that helps Americans get out of the US through relocation coaching and tours.
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Watch it here: https://www.zdfheute.de/video/heute-in-europa/auswandern-wegen-trump-102.html Join our next tour: https://www.gtfotours.com/group-tours]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/trump-prompts-american-immigration-to-the-netherlands</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4638fb56f28a356713da60</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:17:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_31bfc175a963463aa0334c2350585823~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_961,h_517,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move Abroad to Find Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[GTFO Tours Co-founder Bethany Quinn is a big proponent of dating in the Netherlands and of partnering with the Dutch.  In fact, she's such a fan of the experience, she not only married her Dutch partner Robin*, she created the Move Abroad to Find Love Tour. Her goal is to let Americans - and especially single Americans - know that life and dating are much, much better abroad.  “It can actually be easier to move abroad when you’re single, and a lot of the things you do to get out of a rut:...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/move-abroad-to-find-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4281c23c06bdad54267cbc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:31:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_d95e522b6e524b2c905988779c71e1a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slower Pace, Faster Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chef Matt Pace slows down to reach new heights. Chef Matt Pace found great success as a sought after chef of New Orleans. Now thanks to the DAFT visa,  he brings his enormous talent and Creole food to Amsterdam. Here's his story about the joy he finds in his new life here. Why did you decide to come to the Netherlands?  ​ Before I knew about the DAFT visa, I thought I had secured a job in a restaurant. But the IND (Immigration and Naturalization Service) had other ideas: they decided the job...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/slower-pace-faster-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a293b5e2a057aa1c77ae05f</guid><category><![CDATA[DAFT Visa Success Stories]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:17:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a8b8c_b60757af6d034ea3800f1d0d091cfb7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_681,h_614,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jana Sanchez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Practical Stuff Nobody Tells You: Podcast on We're Moving to Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Host Casey Kelly runs a podcast for Americans who are serious about making the move to Europe, not just thinking about it. For episode six, she brought in both Jana and Bethany to talk through the Netherlands specifically. Keukenhof, Netherlands, photo: Casey Kelly The conversation covers the ground that actually matters when you're planning a move: the DAFT visa and how it works, the housing market and how competitive it really is, what to expect from Dutch schools if you have kids who don't...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/the-practical-stuff-nobody-tells-you-podcast-on-we-re-moving-to-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2946b18ae4d2c74dcf68f8</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:13:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_a83b41311b8b4730bf638a9c5333ff24~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_819,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Future in the US: Interview on Haarlem 105]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haarlem 105, the local radio station for the city Bethany actually calls home, invited her in to talk about GTFO Tours and why she left the US in the first place. She was direct about it. She had worked in politics long enough to see what was coming when Trump was first elected. She hoped she was wrong. She wasn't. Beyond politics, she talked about the practical reality that pushed her out. Healthcare in the US is brutally expensive, especially if you're single and navigating decisions about...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/no-future-in-the-us-interview-on-haarlem-105</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2944f18ae4d2c74dcf64f5</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_297d4bf50fb3425d85c6174e1f358288~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_824,h_570,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Are Flocking to the Netherlands Like Never Before: Article in DutchReview]]></title><description><![CDATA[DutchReview, the go-to English-language publication for internationals living in the Netherlands, covered the record-breaking numbers of Americans applying to move here. In December 2025 alone, nearly 6,700 visa applications came in from US nationals, a ten-year high, and December hadn't even been counted yet. Source: Dutch Review Jana talked to the NOS for the piece, which DutchReview picked up and ran with. Her explanation for why the Netherlands specifically keeps rising to the top was...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/americans-are-flocking-to-the-netherlands-like-never-before-article-in-dutchreview</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a294485b34d9652f5538e16</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:04:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_a7330bd49dea4fc4ad6d3c1832798610~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans done with Trump?  Article in de Volkskrant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bethany Quinn (left) and Jana Sanchez, founders of GTFO Tours, at their small office in Haarlem. Source: Daniel Rosenthal / de Volkskrant The Netherlands' biggest daily newspaper came to us with a simple question: why are so many Americans choosing the Netherlands specifically? Jana talked through what she sees every day. Americans instinctively look for English-speaking countries when they start researching emigration. The problem is that Canada, the UK, and Ireland are genuinely difficult...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/americans-done-with-trump-article-in-de-volkskrant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a29437cb34d9652f5538bdb</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_6d1441e9a19f4aff90932d503de0f655~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Leave the USA: Article in The New Yorker]]></title><description><![CDATA[When journalist Atossa Araxia Abrahamian started noticing that everyone around her in New York was asking how to leave the United States, she decided to write about it for The New Yorker. And to do that properly, she went on a GTFO tour. Illustration by Brian Rea In September 2025, she packed her bags and traveled around the Netherlands with us. She spent the week getting to know the group of Americans on the tour, seeing the country through their eyes, and reporting on what it actually looks...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/how-to-leave-the-usa-article-in-the-new-yorker</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a294253b34d9652f55388ee</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:55:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_783f60eaa83e4dcc9a585847e2bd9d13~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Netherlands? Jana Explains: Article in NL Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[In December 2025, NL Times reported that 6,690 Americans had applied to move to the Netherlands that year, the highest number in a decade. Jana spoke to NOS for the piece and explained exactly why the Netherlands keeps rising to the top of the list. A sign at Schiphol Airport saying "hello, goodbye," 1 November 2023 - Credit: NL Times / NL Times - License: All Rights Reserved Her answer was straightforward: Americans instinctively look for English-speaking countries when they think about...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/why-the-netherlands-jana-explains-article-in-nl-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2940a6a83c9aa62bd2faeb</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_7e816faaa0a04b29943fe531ea550132~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_958,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Americans Keep Leaving: Interview in Newsweek]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newsweek published this piece on July 4, 2025, which felt fitting. The article follows Grover Wehman-Brown, a transgender writer and consultant who was packing up to move to the Netherlands the week the Supreme Court issued two more rulings against transgender rights. Their story is detailed and honest about how hard the decision was, even when it was clearly the right one. Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty/Canva Bethany spoke with Newsweek for the piece, sharing what GTFO was seeing on...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/why-americans-keep-leaving-interview-in-newsweek</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a293fae8ae4d2c74dcf58d4</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:43:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_801979429664448ab151812beaeb45fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Help People GTFO: Podcast on Y'all-itics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Y'all-itics, the politics podcast from Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA, had already covered Jana's move to the Netherlands back in November 2024. Six months later, they brought her back to talk about what had happened since: a new company, a growing community, and a whole lot of Americans who were no longer joking about leaving. Jana joined hosts the Jasons to walk through how GTFO Tours works, who it's designed for, and what the process actually looks like from the moment someone decides they want...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/how-to-help-people-gtfo-podcast-on-y-all-itics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a293f30b2d71ad74fec174b</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:41:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_2ac94a32a9b44c9c9cc89f38d95c8897~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Ireland Isn't the Answer for Most Americans: Interview in the Irish Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Irish Mirror asked Jana about the wave of Americans eyeing Ireland as an escape route. Her answer was honest: for most people, it's not the right move. Jana explained that English-speaking countries like Ireland, Canada, and the UK are the first places Americans think of when considering emigration. The problem is that those countries don't particularly want Americans, unless you're a nurse or a scientist. Ireland's passive income visa requirement alone puts it out of reach for most...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/why-ireland-isn-t-the-answer-for-most-americans-interview-in-the-irish-mirror</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a293dadb34d9652f5537e63</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:34:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_16fc60d2ac2141038c8ae1f801aa4efb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to Leave the US? This New Company Will Help You Move Abroad Article in Forbes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forbes writer Laura Begley Bloom covered the growing wave of Americans leaving the US, and GTFO Tours was at the center of it. The story followed Lalita Coetsee and Nico Garza, a couple from Colorado who found us while researching their options after the 2024 election. Within weeks of discovering GTFO, they had made the decision, applied for the DAFT visa, and moved to the Netherlands. Lalita told Forbes she had left South Africa years earlier because of crime and corruption, and that the US...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/want-to-leave-the-us-this-new-company-will-help-you-move-abroad-article-in-forbes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a293d14b34d9652f5537d1f</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:33:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_53e57999599846c394d26f93b973e8ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_810,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Americans Are Really Leaving: Article in The World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jana Sanchez (center) shows clients around Den Haag on May 19, 2026. Public radio program The World covered the growing wave of Americans building lives overseas, and our co-founder Jana is part of the story. The piece follows several Americans who made the leap, including a Texas couple who relocated to Leiden after the 2024 election, a lawyer who found a new sense of home in Senegal, and a family navigating life in Denmark. It also looks at the numbers, citing a 2025 Gallup poll showing 1...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/why-americans-are-really-leaving-article-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2938fab2d71ad74fec0935</guid><category><![CDATA[GTFO in the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:16:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_44734d9702b14e5aa0eba1b74eef02ac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_738,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Months In: Lalita and Nico's Life in Utrecht]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lalita and Nico landed at Schiphol before most of Amsterdam had finished their morning coffee. Three months later they have an apartment outside Utrecht, a new business, a new industry, and a growing vocabulary in a language that is slowly unlocking something deeper for Lalita than she expected. They came for a better life, and now they're building it. Of course, this move has been one of the hardest things I've ever done, and has set us back financially. But I'm glad we are here because in...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/three-months-in-lalita-and-nico-s-life-in-utrecht</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11eb2db883334b04e5e294</guid><category><![CDATA[DAFT Visa Success Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 18:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_9f7a069392f442279823c87110c297ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_968,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Driver’s Seat: Chris O’Connell’s Road to DAFT Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris didn't plan to become a driver in the Netherlands. He planned to save his family. With two LGBTQ+ kids in Oregon watching the political climate get worse, a second Trump administration wasn't an option they were willing to live through. In 44 days, the family packed up everything, sold what they could, and boarded a plane. They landed 14 days before his oldest turned 18. Why did you decide to come to the Netherlands? What were your other options?  There were multiple factors, including...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/in-the-driver-s-seat-chris-o-connell-s-road-to-daft-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11ea6cb883334b04e5e167</guid><category><![CDATA[DAFT Visa Success Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:58:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_cd44affd026a4cb4a11d857acbadc32f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designing DAFT Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Edwards is a graphic designer in Eindhoven. She used the DAFT Visa to bring Edwards Digital, her businesses she operated in the USA, to the Netherlands. Why did you decide to come to the Netherlands? What were your other options?   When I was in college, I studied abroad in Germany for a year. That planted the seed. I’d technically lived abroad before, and I always wanted to do it again, but then life kept moving forward. I met my husband, we had two kids, and the dream of moving...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/designing-daft-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11e9888fa816dacc8172e0</guid><category><![CDATA[DAFT Visa Success Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:56:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_5f66be2539434d25a7471e38ad16d0f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sweet Life: FruitArt in Rotterdam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maryam moved from Michigan to the Netherlands armed with years of self-taught Dutch, a bakery business, and an obsession with the country she'd dreamed of living in. We talked to her about the DAFT visa, the healing power of feeling safe, and why you should always, always look both ways on a bike path. Why did you decide to come to the Netherlands? What were your other options?  I came to the Netherlands because the DAFT visa was my best option. I have studied Dutch since my teens because of...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/the-sweet-life-fruitart-in-rotterdam</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11e8fb58e6754d67c70c26</guid><category><![CDATA[DAFT Visa Success Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:52:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_b5db785844a3444c8219fac643b82b43~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_907,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just What the Doctor Ordered: DAFT is the Cure]]></title><description><![CDATA[RJ Pesigan combines sports medicine expertise with personalized primary care to help expats and active professionals stay healthy, recover smarter, and confidently navigate the Dutch healthcare system.  Why did you decide to come to the Netherlands? What were your other options?  We came to the Netherlands to start a new chapter in our family’s life. I knew that being a clinical doctor was a role I would not be able to do for the rest of my life if I wanted to have a good quality of life and...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/just-what-the-doctor-ordered-daft-is-the-cure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11e88eb883334b04e5de25</guid><category><![CDATA[DAFT Visa Success Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:49:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_c623c98160fa48988d5c4a6468ab9969~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_934,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally, Mex Tex Food in the Netherlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The one thing most DAFT recipients will tell you they miss in the Netherlands is Mexican food. Sure, there are Mexican restaurants, but it’s never quite like home. But what if you could pick up or have delivered Texas-style Mexican food and barbeque dishes? Thanks to Daniel and Jolissa Acosta and their new food business - Alma’s - the dream will soon be a reality.  The couple came from Arlington Texas on the DAFT in November and Alma’s is Daniel’s DAFT business. While Jolissa is learning...]]></description><link>https://www.gtfotours.com/post/finally-mex-tex-food-in-the-netherlands</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11e7afa2438924d10f711a</guid><category><![CDATA[DAFT Visa Success Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e6cd8_3bc21f41c3c641d7bc87db879a8cd671~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_1000,h_707,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Edwards</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>