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Celestyal appoints Danielle Radford UK BDM

Celestyal bolstered its trade team with the appointment of Danielle Radford as UK BDM, effective from February 26.

Holly Payne, Editor Video Production and Deputy Editor

February 21, 2024

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She will be responsible for growing Celestyal’s relationships with online travel agencies and travel agent partners. She will report to Jo Reid, country manager UK, within the business development team. The team is overseen by Janet Parton, VP of business development, UK, Europe and Australia. 

Parton said Radford, ‘...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.’

Committed to UK market

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

Parton remarked, ‘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.’ 

The appointment brings Celestyal’s dedicated UK trade team to four. 

Danielle Radford

Radford previously spent six years as BDM at Globus and had a four-year stint at Red Sea Holidays.

 

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About the Author

Holly Payne

Editor Video Production and Deputy Editor

Holly is Deputy Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review & Seatrade Cruise News and has experience managing a range of highly successful international business and consumer titles. With a flair for video reporting and a history of overseas work documenting people and places of diverse cultures, Holly brings a variety of skills to the Seatrade Cruise portfolio.

Holly’s academic credentials include oral and written Arabic language skills (intermediate-advanced), an MA Multimedia Journalism with NCTJ accreditation, and a BA (Hons) Degree in Classical and Archaeological Studies with English and American Literature.

 

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