New dream job alert: Honeymoon testers!
Source (CNN) -- Wanted: Luxury-loving couples available to globetrot for six months and get paid to test out the most romantic wedding and honeymoon destinations around the world. It's a hard offer to resist, but what's being described as "The Ultimate Job" is just the latest in a series of recent dream positions to capture the public's imagination and serve as a brilliant marketing tool for people and places."It's been sort of crazy," said Rosemarie Meleady, managing director of RunawayBrideAndGroom.com, describing the response to the new promotion. The Irish travel agency came up with the idea in part after seeing last year's blockbuster "Best Job in the World" campaign in Australia.
More than 1,000 couples have already applied for the chance to be sent to resorts in Africa, Europe, Asia and the United States. The winners will be asked to blog about their experiences a few times a week "when they can get out of the hammock after sipping a glass of champagne," Meleady said, and write for The Irish Times once a month. They will also be paid 20,000 euros (about $27,000). Hopefuls have until April 7 to apply for the "horrendous assignment" -- as the company teasingly calls it -- which starts mid-May. You don't have to be Irish to apply, but you do have to tout Ireland as part of the process. "We've had applications from Korea, China, Macedonia, Croatia, India and Saudi Arabia," Meleady said. "They're coming in about five every hour -- I'm working around the clock." There's also been high interest from the United States, with one couple who is to be married in a California vineyard this summer vowing to cancel their plans if they win so they can get hitched in Ireland instead.
My husband and I are one of the lucky Top 50 (from 30,000 applicants). We are currently in first place, but we need MORE VOTES! Check out our video below and lend us your support...voting ends April 17th at 7pm EST.
http://www.runawaybrideandgroom.com/ultimatejob/user/profile/800
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