With the nosedive in the British economy many staff in the hospitality area found themselves out of business. It’s not surprising that people should stay at home or cut back in times of hardship; holidays away were replaced by the ‘staycation’, food out replaced by takeaway in, and so on. Because the recession was worldwide, it didn’t necessarily make much sense to look further away for work. Now, that situation might be changing. Let’s say you’re looking for hotel jobs Dubai was very seriously hit by the financial crisis, but there are jobs available if you look in the right area. Similarly, for hospitality jobs singapore is currently a good place to try. Overall, for the hospitality and in particular hotel jobs, Gulf states are full of vacancies, as a trawl of dedicated recruitment websites will prove to you.

So, if you have no great love of the UK, or just want to ride out an unpredictable recovery here and experience a new culture for a few years, it might well be worth widening your hunt. The benefits of working abroad are numerous. The UK economy is still struggling a lot, and it is uncertain what effect the significant cuts are going to have on both public and private sectors. Some critics warn that they are so deep that they might push the country back into recession: the feted ‘double dip’. Even if this is an exaggeration, the most recent figures show that growth has broadly been flat for the last six months. As cuts start to take hold, it’s hard to see how that is going to sky-rocket any time soon. The best we can hope for is a slow – and tough – climb out of the hole. Now is therefore the perfect time for anyone with transferrable skills to think about taking them elsewhere – assuming that changing job markets haven’t already meant you’ve had to start thinking outside the box or planning a major career change.

Whilst you may have considered working abroad but closer to home – perhaps in Europe, or the US (where at least the language and culture are broadly similar) – there are opportunities further east. Try hotel jobs Dubai or more broadly hotel jobs Gulf as a search with a dedicated recruitment agency and see what comes up – you might be surprised. Further east still, hospitality jobs singapore might turn up work that interests you. You won’t know until you try!