Skål is
a professional organisation of tourism leaders around
the world, promoting global tourism and friendship.
It is the only international group uniting all branches
of the travel and tourism industry. Skål members,
the industry's managers and executives, meet at local,
national and international levels to discuss and pursue
topics of common interest.
The first club was founded in Paris in 1932 by Travel
Trade managers who had been on an educational tour of
Scandinavia.
The idea of International goodwill and friendship grew
and in 1934 the Association Inte rnationale des Skål
Clubs was formed with Florimond Volckaert as its first
President who is considered "The Father of Skål".
From that modest beginning, Skål International
has approximately 23000 members in more than 525 clubs
throughout 87 nations. Most activities occur at local
levels, moving up through National committes under the
umbrella of Skål International, headquartered
at The General Secretariat in Torremolinos, Spain.
Skål International is governed by an Executive
committee of seven members, elected by the delegates
to the General Assembly, which is held each October/November
in conjunction with the Skål International World
Congress.
For further information or to enquire how to become
a Skål member please contact
Our National Secretary.
Anne Lamb on anne@yebo.co.za
or 021 421 5330.
Visit
the web site www.skal.org
or send an email to skal@skal.org
