Royal Caribbean sales chief Stuart Byron to depart line

The company said Byron, who joined as insights director in early 2018, had decided to “take on a new challenge outside of the travel industry” which he will start next year.

Royal’s UK and Ireland sales team will report in the short term to head of sales admin and trade marketing Nicki Lewis.

Byron’s departure comes just a fortnight after Torey Kings-Hodkin, Royal’s head of sales, joined Disney Destinations International as its new EMEA trade sales and marketing director.

He initially held the role of interim sales director from mid-2018 to mid-2019, before taking on the position on a permanent basis from summer 2020.