Tourism: The amount of jobs in the tourism field are restricted to Egyptian nationals, and locally based companies usually insist on a work permit,also you can sometimes fix up a season's work with a foreign tour operator abroad as a rep or tour guide.

In Luxor, Sinai and Hurghada 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, Japanese, Italian, French, or Russian (the last only in Hurghada).

Diving instructors: Several with Divemaster or Instructor certificates can often find work with diving centres in Sinai or Hurghada, which may also take on less qualified staff and let them learn on the job, but you should be wary about surrendering your passport, and ask other foreigners working in the same job about the potential drawbacks.

Bellydancing: There are much in demand in nightclubs in Hurghada, Luxor, Alexandria and Cairo. The work can be well paid, but you have to be careful, sexual or financial exploitation are real hazards.

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