I am writing this post today because I am frustrated. I am frustrated of tick box exercises. I am frustrated of meetings for meetings’ sake. I am frustrated of other people wasting my time. I have come to realise over the years that in reality most meetings can be avoided. In fact, most meetings are […]
Airlines are struggling to make a profit nowadays more than ever before. High taxes, landing fee, fines for delays, fuel costs amongst others are all contributing to airline profit margins being increasingly squeezed. This has stimulated the market to react by finding new and innovative ways to increase their revenue. But what is airline ancillary […]
The aviation industry is booming. Not only are there a wide variety of jobs in the industry, but it has also become a somewhat ‘sexy’ course among prospective students. Whilst I think we would all acknowledge that choosing the best university is an important and often difficult decision, for those wishing to study aviation management […]
One thing that many people in the travel industry may not realise is the important and vital relationship between transport and tourism. Without transport, the tourism sector would not be able to exist. Therefore, transport is a fundamental part of the tourism industry. Image source: Unsplash As seen in the dictionary, the definition of transport […]
Also known as High Speed 2, this planned form of transportation in the United Kingdom will have a huge impact on the face of transportation in the UK. HS2 is a proposed project to build a high speed rail line from London to Manchester and Leeds, via Birmingham, to begin operation in 2026 and be completed […]
Choosing which university you study at and indeed which course is best for you is a very important decision. Not only will it affect the next three years (or longer) of your life but it is likely to guide the course of your career and what opportunities will be available to you. League tables can […]
A travel influencer can be described as a person who has the ability to influence the behaviour or opinions of others within the area of travel and tourism. Influencing is a popular and powerful method of marketing, whether this be intentional (i.e. through the use of sponsored posts or adverts) or unintentional (through an influencer […]
As many of you will know, I recently completed my PhD– whoop whoop! What many of you might not know, however, is what I was actually writing about for three years! Through my PhD research I introduced a new concept- TEFL tourism (How many of you can say you’ve done that, huh?). My inspiration stemmed […]
If you follow the blog regularly you will know that I have recently completed my PhD research and am now starting to publish papers along with my forthcoming book to be published by CABI addressing the concept of TEFL Tourism (if you don’t follow the blog regularly then you know now!). As part of my means […]
I am thrilled to announce that this week I successfully passed my PhD viva with only (very) minor amendments! It seems only yesterday that I was writing my proposal and now I can amend my CV and Linkedin profile to say DR HAYLEY STAINTON! So, what was my motivation to do so much work (seriously, […]
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