London is no longer the most sought after destination for would-be US expats having given way to the UAE's Dubai, new research shows.
London had been at the top of US workers' wish lists since 2006, with its leading financial centre proving a major draw, expat health insurance provider Aetna said.
But in the last couple of years oil-rich Dubai has overtaken the capital and pushed it into second place.
The research, based on analysis of Google search queries, also revealed that Paris had leapfrogged Singapore in the top ten most searched for capital cities, while Warsaw had broken into the ranking, replacing Mexico City.
When it came to country searches, the UK failed to make it into the leaderboard.
India and Canada are currently the top country choices for American workers, the data shows.
Aetna said that interest in expat working hit a peak in late 2009 and early 2010, when recession hit.
But with the US economy in recovery, the number of people looking to work abroad is moving closer to pre-recession levels.
