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You might find work as a tour rep or salesperson at one of the main resorts, as a diving instructor or a dive guide, or a belly dancer in a hotel nightclub Divers with Divemaster or Instructor certificates can often find work with diving centres, which may also take on less qualified staff and let them learn on the job, at reduced rates of pay or in return for free tuition. Dive centres commonly turn a blind eye to the lack of a work permit, or might procure one for a valued worker. You should be wary about surrendering your passport, and ask other foreigners working in the same job about the potential drawbacks.
Though most jobs in the tourism field are restricted to Egyptian nationals, and locally based companies usually insist on a work permit, you can sometimes fix up a season's work with a foreign tour operator abroad as a rep or tour guide. In Sinai, Hurghada and Luxor there may be a demand for people with foreign languages to sell dive courses or work on hotel reception desks. The most useful languages to have are German, French, Italian, Japanese or Russian. Ask around dive centres or upmarket hotels if you're interested |
