What is Skål?
Skål is the only international organisation which brings together all branches of the travel and tourism industry. Representing the industry's managers and executives, Skålleagues meet at local, national and international level in an environment of friendship and amicale to discuss subjects of common interest.
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The first club was founded in Paris in 1932 by a group of Travel Trade managers who had been on an educational tour of Scandinavia.
The idea of International friendship gained such popularity that on the 28th of April 1934. Skål achieved international status with the formation of the Association Internationale des Skål Clubs (A.I.S.C.) on the initiative of the first President of the Paris club.
In the foundation of the Skål Club of Paris, 1932, the first President was René Genestie; Florimond Volckaert was encharged with the Evenements et Presse Commission: he is now considered to be the Father of Skål.
From that modest beginning, Skål now has more than 25,000 members in over 500 clubs spread throughout 80 countries. As in other associations of professionals (such as Rotary, Oddfellows and Lions), most Skål activity takes place within the clubs, but the Movement also features National and Area Committees coming under the umbrella of the A.I.S.C. (Skål International), which has its own Secretariat in Torremolinos, Spain.
Visit the web site (www.Skal.org) or send an email to Skal@Skal.org
Skål International is governed by an Executive Committee of seven members elected by member delegates at the General Assembly which is held each November in conjunction with the World Congress (Details listed on the International page of this web site)
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