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Almost 90% would 'consider moving abroad' for better financial prospects
Nearly nine in 10 Britons would consider leaving the UK for a better - and wealthier - life abroad within the next five years
The current recession combined with the perception that property is cheaper overseas and job prospects better collectively accounted for nearly a third of all reasons for emigrating, according to a survey by Skyscanner.
Sam Baldwin, Skyscanners travel editor, said: For many people the idea of living the dream abroad is very alluring. The survey revealed that our perception of life abroad is very positive perhaps overly so and many people come back from a holiday enamoured with their destination. Interestingly, Spain and USA were two of the most popular places even though both countries are currently suffering from their own economic problems, which suggests that the dream of moving abroad to improve financial prospects may be just that - a dream.
The dream may be more realistic if, rather than moving abroad to look for new work, you are sent abroad as part of an existing job. Around 750,000 British workers are being posted abroad on assignments with their existing employer, and a massive 84 per cent believe this is helping them to climb the corporate ladder, according to the NatWest International Personal Banking (IPB) Quality of Life Index.
They also feel they benefit from an improved lifestyle, backing up the Skyscanner research results, and the increasing use of temporary global workers means that the traditional definition of expat is now being blurred, said Dave Isley, head of NatWest International Personal Banking.
He added: The growth of the global worker has brought with it an opportunity to share knowledge and experience around the world. The great brain exchange is a fantastic concept of other economies temporarily sharing the strengths of British workers.
Almost 90% would 'consider moving abroad' for better financial prospects - Telegraph
Nearly nine in 10 Britons would consider leaving the UK for a better - and wealthier - life abroad within the next five years
The current recession combined with the perception that property is cheaper overseas and job prospects better collectively accounted for nearly a third of all reasons for emigrating, according to a survey by Skyscanner.
Sam Baldwin, Skyscanners travel editor, said: For many people the idea of living the dream abroad is very alluring. The survey revealed that our perception of life abroad is very positive perhaps overly so and many people come back from a holiday enamoured with their destination. Interestingly, Spain and USA were two of the most popular places even though both countries are currently suffering from their own economic problems, which suggests that the dream of moving abroad to improve financial prospects may be just that - a dream.
The dream may be more realistic if, rather than moving abroad to look for new work, you are sent abroad as part of an existing job. Around 750,000 British workers are being posted abroad on assignments with their existing employer, and a massive 84 per cent believe this is helping them to climb the corporate ladder, according to the NatWest International Personal Banking (IPB) Quality of Life Index.
They also feel they benefit from an improved lifestyle, backing up the Skyscanner research results, and the increasing use of temporary global workers means that the traditional definition of expat is now being blurred, said Dave Isley, head of NatWest International Personal Banking.
He added: The growth of the global worker has brought with it an opportunity to share knowledge and experience around the world. The great brain exchange is a fantastic concept of other economies temporarily sharing the strengths of British workers.
Almost 90% would 'consider moving abroad' for better financial prospects - Telegraph