AT ONE GLANCE

a professional organisation of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship

the only international group uniting all branches of the travel and tourism industry

its members, the industry's managers and executives, meet at local, national, regional and international levels to discuss and pursue topics of common interest

the first Club was founded in 1934 in Paris by travel managers. The idea of international goodwill and friendship grew and, in 1934, the “Association Internationale des Skål Clubs” was formed with Florimond Volckaert as its first President, who is considered the „Father of Skål“.

Skål International today has approximately 25,000 members in 525 Clubs throughout 90 nations. Most activities occur at local level, moving up through National Committees, 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 delegates to an annual General Assembly, held during the World Congress, hosted by a different country each year.

Membership of Skål is open to managers or executives directly involved in tourism management, sales and promotions, in specified travel and tourism businesses, including: transportation (airlines, cruise lines, railways, ferries), travel and tour operators and agencies, tourism organisations, governments and non-government tourism councils, hotels, convention centres, travel media etc.

Young Skål is open to junior executives and tourism students entering the industry.

Mission - „Doing Business among friends“. Skål is an Association of Tourism Professionals which encourages and creates a network of professionals around the world. It promotes seminars and conferences to strengthen the industry's professionalism.

Skål is non-political and encourages advancement and evolution through affiliation with other international industry organisations such as the World Tourism Organisation. Skål does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, religion, politics or social standing. Skål supports charitable causes.

Donated by regular contributions from individual Clubs worldwide, so called Florimond Volckaert Fund has been founded. It assists Skål members financially in times of need or distress.