Celestyal has appointed Danielle Radford as its new UK business development manager, effective from 26 February

Radford, who previously spent six years as business development manager at Globus and had a four-year stint at Red Sea Holidays, will be responsible for growing Celestyal’s relationships with OTAs and agents.

She will report to Jo Reid, country manager UK, within the business development team. The team is overseen by Janet Parton, vice-president of business development, UK, Europe and Australia.

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Celestyal has also recently introduced a UK trade marketing team, working on partnerships, asset creation and tools for the trade.

Parton said: “I am excited to welcome Danielle to our growing team. She has a wealth of experience and her long-established relationships with trade partners will enable us to better serve agents and grow business through the UK trade.

“We know how important the trade is to our success and we have committed to investing in the UK. We are excited to bring in even more talent as we proceed throughout 2024.”

Radford added: “I am delighted to be joining the Celestyal team at this exciting time. I’m looking forward to working with Janet and the team to bring Celestyal’s incredible sailings to life for our agent partners.”