A career in hospitality management in the booming "super-yacht" industry can offer global travel, tax-free salaries and free room and board. According to the BBC, around 4,000 luxury super-yachts are currently at sea - and the demand from the super-rich is growing. The vessels, which cost up to $50 million to build, sometimes feature helipads, mini-submarines, gyms and swimming pools. However, there is a worldwide shortage of crew - from deckhands to hospitality staff and engineers - and therefore demand for qualified candidates is high. Taking a crew position in hospitality-related jobs such as cleaning, waiting on or customer relations can also lead to permanent jobs in hospitality management, it added. Rachael King told the site she accepted a stewardess role with on super-yacht in France because she wants to eventually work in yacht management or cruise marketing. "If I go and do a few seasons as crew, I'll know the industry inside and out," she said. According to figures from the Cruise Lines International Association, the US cruise industry has grown from handling 6.54 million passengers a year in 2000 to having 9.67 million annual passengers five years later. Globally, the industry has grown 7.6% between 1980 and 2005.  |