Perks of Being a Traveling Bartender

Bartending is a fun job. If you are a social bee, you would probably love how this job gives you the leverage of meeting strangers and making new friends every day. But on top of that, a traveling bartender enjoys several other perks, here is how:

Life Like a Local

Being a highly interactive job a traveling bartender soon makes the new destination his home. You will easily get to know the locals, their cuisine, how they like their drink and what shall you charge them for a chilled glass of beer. Being a bartender abroad means to be a part of that world.

Learning Every Minute

Traveling is all about exploring. And bartending is all about interacting.

An overseas bartender quickly learns about the habits of those who come to the bar and all the new techniques that attract more customers to your bar- in a strange city. Where beer is a universally appreciated drink, the drinking habits of everyone across the globe are different. People of India would like their drink differently and the people of America would want it differently. As a traveler and a bartender, you learn something new about bartending, every minute.

More Money

Of course, you get to cash the new skills you learn by traveling. By working as a traveling bartender, the industry will pay you more for the globe trekking. You not only receive a good pay, but a chance to work with professionals. The creativeness and professional approach behind the bar gives the edge of enjoying a strong foothold in the bartending industry. And once you have gathered all that experience, you will just know where you want to finally land.

Better Future

Now that you have made your mind to become an international bartender, it will only leave a positive impact on your future. Your resume will have a long list of attractive traveling experiences that would assemble to make a unique bartender resume. This experience in the professional world of bartending will help you gain a prestigious position in the world of bartending.

Start Your Own Business

Once you have gathered such a vast experience in the field, it becomes much easier for you to start your own business as a bartender. And because you have learned so much about the drinking trends of foreign travelers- you can always open a bar that welcomes guests. Your bar could be the drinking spot of tourists where they feel just like home. Imagine, one counter for Japanese, one counter for Americans, one for the Australians and so one.

How to Get Started

To get started as a traveling bartender, all you have to do is remain alert, creative and follow these tips:

1. Start School

Attend a bartending school. This certificate will help you get international jobs on the basis of education even if you have no prior experience. The education you can always cash. Ignore all those who tell you that bartending is not a career- they would know when you will be rich.

2. Follow Social Media Trends

Use your Instagram and Facebook to always stay in touch with international bartending trends. This will help you quickly get adapted to the local lifestyle and habits.

3. Start Locally

Learn something from your own hometown. Just as you would love learning about the drinking habits of a new world, the people from the new world would also like to explore and try something new. Try your skills as a local bartender to learn the basics of the bar. Never try as an amateur in the international world.