Ready (or terrified) for your video interview? By Tony MacdonaldApril 27, 2021June 21, 2021Blog Pre-Covid, approximately 22% of employers used video interviews versus 79% during the pandemic. In the future, it’s estimated over 50%… Read More
When the travel bridges break: why the travel consultant is more important than ever. By Tony MacdonaldAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020Blog If the events of this year meant your travel plans were disrupted, chances are it’s been stressful and worrying for… Read More
Travel and the climate emergency – what should the industry do? By Tony MacdonaldDecember 6, 2019April 27, 2021Blog Unless you’ve been in hiding, you will have noticed that a big news theme of 2019 has been climate change.… Read More
Travel trends: Is non-tourism the new big thing? By Tony MacdonaldOctober 31, 2019November 3, 2019Blog I read in an easyJet in-flight magazine recently that not being a tourist is now the way to go on… Read More
Why I went to North Korea By Tony MacdonaldSeptember 26, 2019October 25, 2019Blog I’ve always been curious about visiting North Korea. My interest has peaked in the last couple of years while following… Read More
5 of the best remote locations to be a digital travel nomad By Tony MacdonaldJune 27, 2019June 27, 2019Blog With the ever-increasing spread of world-wide connectivity, many of us can now become a digital travel nomad, taking our work… Read More
The unstoppable rise of travel technology employment By Tony MacdonaldMay 7, 2019October 29, 2019Blog Since the inception of the internet in 1983, and Tim Berners Lee’s subsequent kick-start of the World Wide Web in… Read More
IoT is changing travel technology trends By Tony MacdonaldDecember 12, 2018October 29, 2019Blog Did you know that Java and C have become the most popular programming languages for Internet of Things developers? According… Read More
No snow in Lapland – what happens when weather affects travel? By Tony MacdonaldDecember 4, 2018December 4, 2018Blog Trips to see Santa in Lapland in northern Finland have grown in popularity in the last 10 years, with thousands… Read More
Trends in UK Travel Jobs – The rise of the Internet of Things By Tony MacdonaldNovember 6, 2018October 29, 2019Blog Um, the internet of what? What is IoT or the internet of things and how does it impact me and… Read More
Why our company travel policy is all about duty of care By Tony MacdonaldOctober 30, 2018October 30, 2018Blog Having just updated the Progressive Travel Recruitment company travel policy, I have been thinking about our core beliefs. One of… Read More
Reuben’s Retreat Summer Ball By Tony MacdonaldJuly 9, 2018July 9, 2018Blog Four of the Progressive Travel Recruitment team and I had a fantastic night at Reuben’s Retreat summer ball, the ‘Reuball’… Read More
Will implementing GDPR mean the death of newsletters? By Tony MacdonaldMay 22, 2018May 22, 2018Blog As the GDPR juggernaut rolls into town this Friday, and we busily empty our inboxes of newsletter-mail we don’t remember… Read More
How to get the best travel and tourism jobs in London By Tony MacdonaldApril 3, 2018April 11, 2018Blog London is one of the world’s best cities for jobs in travel and tourism. Whether it’s the prestige of being… Read More
Working Abroad – Become a digital nomad and beat the winter blues By Tony MacdonaldFebruary 6, 2018February 7, 2018Blog Hate the long British winter? Me too. I’ve often dreamed of upping sticks and heading to the sun for winter,… Read More
Benefits of employing homeworkers for your travel business By Tony MacdonaldNovember 28, 2017November 28, 2017Blog We’re seeing a seismic shift in the way travel businesses are managed, as companies adapt and embrace modern technology to… Read More
Do you want your team to be the best? By Tony MacdonaldJune 14, 2017August 9, 2017Blog You know the adage… “What happens if we train our staff and they leave?” Well… “What happens if we don’t… Read More
Would you find your dream job on Facebook? By Tony MacdonaldJanuary 10, 2017August 9, 2017Blog, Travel, Travel Career, Travel Job If you think all there is to your Facebook feed are images of your friends being fabulous in fabulous places… Read More