Before traveling

1. Decision

The hospitality business is mentally and physically demanding; be honest with yourself and answer the following questions before you get started:

Am I able to work 10-12 hours a day, even for weeks?
Am I able to work without a day off for up to 3 weeks?
Am I going to spend 4-5 months alone in a hotel far from my family?
Can I accept that I still worked in higher positions at home, even as a graduate; now I have to start from the bottom of the ladder?
Can I bear the thought of sometimes having to do without what I need because of a lack of a day off and well-developed infrastructure?

If your answer to all the questions is yes, then you are in the right place; feel free to get started and try out yourself, if not for the purpose of gaining experience!

2. Where am I going?

How high is the hotel located?
What will the current weather be from the time of departure until the time of work?
What is the infrastructure like? Is there a shop, bank, post office nearby…or something you might need?
How close is the nearest city where you can handle your administrative matters?

If you are going to a more confined place, perhaps a mountain top, you should definitely buy your own supplies from home because in the absence of freedom and infrastructure you might have to do without even the basic necessities.

3. How do I get there?

By car? Even at home, check the technical condition of your car; parts and servicing are much more expensive out there. Follow the rules regarding Austrian traffic and car equipment!

By train? I recommend the Austrian railway company ÖBB of his website study it, because you can get much more detailed information than at MÁV. 🙂 Try searching “from house to house” first, just in case the train also runs in that particular town. If there’s no result, search on Google map With the help of a nearby large city, you can try the search again. The rest of the route can be planned using the Google route planner (timetable). In Austria, public transport is extremely organized and logical for tourists, so there is no need to fear this mode of travel.

With TeleTax? There are already plenty of companies that can deliver you from your home to the surrounding large town or city. Search for the taxi service on the internet and ask them who and when they travel in that direction.

4. What should I bring with me?

Although accommodation and food are free in most places, you should definitely have at least as many as you need. MONEY, That you can also buy the return ticket (since under the minimum two-week trial period either party can terminate without cause). You can get things that meet your needs before your first payment. In addition, you may need a phone (card-free), phone card, internet stick and a bank account, for a maximum of 100-150 euros in total. With free accommodation and food, approximately 300 euros should be enough, depending on your needs of course.

Ask them what it is like work clothes They expect you to bring them something. Usually it’s a white or black t-shirt, pants, and comfortable shoes. If you don’t have these clothes, definitely get them at home because you can’t know where and when you’ll have the opportunity to wear them outside.

Everything personal documentYou should also bring your passports or ID cards, or if you have them, your driver's license. In addition, you should write down your account details if the employer accepts the Hungarian account number and you do not want to open an Austrian account in this case.

Card-independent telephone deviceand if you have the option of not having to go out and buy it, and you can put your Austrian phone card into it.

Laptop or smartphone, So that you can talk to your family members cheaply (Skype, Viber…)

If you are going to a place that is closed off from the outside world, e.g., a mountain top, bring your own a travel package for several weeksot (toothpaste, hair shampoo, cigarettes for smokers…etc.)

5. Authorization to receive your letters

Trust someone to take your mail while you are away from home, and register them with the post office; not all postal services accept full power of attorney, you have to fill out their form, and you will receive a card from the post office that you will have to present when you pick up the mail.