WHY IT RATES: Shane Riley and John Diorio are charged with rising the model’s footprint around the globe. –Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Author
Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages is diving head first into 2022 with two new ships and two noteworthy promotions on its world gross sales group. Shane Riley and John Diorio have each been promoted to Vice President of Gross sales, promising to develop the model’s footprint and gross sales presence around the globe. Each Riley and Diorio have been champions for the model and essential leaders with Riley protecting UK/Worldwide gross sales and Diorio protecting North American gross sales.
Virgin Voyages celebrated the launch of its first ship, Scarlet Girl, on the finish of 2021 with spectacular plans to debut each Valiant Girl and Resilient Girl within the spring and summer season of this 12 months from Europe. With Virgin Voyages’ foray into new markets, Riley helmed the growth of the corporate’s UK-based gross sales group and the event of rising areas like Australia. Equally, Diorio’s elevated scope through the years was substantiated by assuming everything of the North American discipline gross sales and managing influential relationships with key companions just like the American Society of Journey Advisors (ASTA) and Cruise Strains Worldwide Affiliation (CLIA).
“Over the previous a number of years, Shane and John have demonstrated the power to supply strategic partnerships and obtain great progress for the corporate,” says Diana Block Garcia, Senior Vice President of Income, Gross sales and Itinerary. “With an unparalleled method to gross sales, each Shane and John have been basic members of Virgin Voyages’ gross sales groups yielding the success of the model. We’re thrilled to announce their promotions to Vice President.”
Virgin Voyages has already obtained probably the most five-star opinions on TripAdvisor and continues to supply an excellent worth proposition, main Scarlet Girl to be named the “finest new cruise ship in 2021” by Cruise Critic. Following in her wake, Valiant Girl will make her debut in Portsmouth, UK this March earlier than transferring to her homeport of Barcelona in Could for irresistible seven-night voyages all through the Mediterranean. Then in August, Resilient Girl hits the excessive seas launching from Athens, Greece with itineraries by way of the Adriatic Sea to lots of the area’s hidden gems.
SOURCE: Virgin Voyages press launch.
Supply: Journey Plus
