Virginia Lopez Valiente is the owner and CEO of Cruises News Media Group, a company dedicated to communication, marketing and promotion of the Cruise industry.

Cruises News Media Group edits the magazine Cruises News and organises annually the International Cruise Summit, the Cruise Excellence Awards, Cruise Forums and Cruise Trainings.

Virginia has spent most of her two-decade career leading departments of commercial, marketing and operations in international companies of various sectors such as transport, hospitality and consultancy.

Before founding Cruises News Media Group, she held various managerial posts in companies such as DHL, Panalpina Global Transport, Air Express International, Thomas International and IPS Consultants and was Director of Operations for Spain and Portugal at Hospitality Marketing Concepts, an American multinational of marketing and loyalty programs for luxury hotels and chains.

She has a degree in Business Administration, International Trade and Marketing and completed her executive program (PGD) in Marketing Management and Strategic Management at the British School of Management Sciences in London.

Virginia is also the publisher and Chief editor of Cruises News, the magazine.

Emiliano González is the Managing Director of MSC Cruises in Spain and was born in Madrid. He studied "Director of Tourism Enterprises" at the Official School of Tourism in Madrid. His career has always been linked to the tourism sector beginning  in 1967 in the historic CHAT Travel Agency , where he remained until 1980. Subsequently, he held various management positions at agencies  such as  Icab Travel, Atlanta Travel, Vincit,  Mapfre, over a period of 22 years. Emiliano joined MSC Cruises in 2002 as its Commercial Director. In 2004, he became Managing Director of the company in Spain.

Business Overview

Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services is an experienced global business offering first class ground handling and port agency services to the ocean and river cruise industry. Intercruises operates in more than 60 countries, providing turnaround, port agency, shore excursion and hotel reservation services.

Career History

Tras acabar la carrera de Periodismo y Ciencias de la Comunicación, Teresa se embarcó en el mundo del ocio y turismo, trabajando en empresas como La Vida es Bella y otras empresas relacionadas con el Marketing de Experiencias y Ocio.

Teresa se incorporó en 2009 en el equipo de Intercruises Mediterráneo, como Product & Operations Supervisor Mediterranean. Sus funciones eran principalmente comerciales, de nexo entre las compañías de cruceros y los puertos o destinos del Mediterráneo, con el fin de gestionar y organizar los servicios en tierra demandados por las compañías de cruceros.

Desde 2016, Teresa ejerce de Product Development Manager, donde se centra en desarrollar productos nuevos e innovadores, para cruceros, circuitos y grupos, así como MICE.

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