70th Skål World Congress 2009 October 31, 2009

WORLD CONGRESS AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The annual World Congress, which includes the General Assembly and Business to Business Workshop, provides a unique opportunity for Skålleagues to meet other members from around the world, make new friends and renew and revitalise old friendships in an atmosphere where the power of friendship can actually be felt. The Business to Business Workshop provides the possibility of “Doing Business among Friends”. It also presents the opportunity, in a very special way, to see parts of the world and special features not seen by the normal traveller. Pre- and Post- Congress Tours add opportunities to visit new places.

The General Assembly of Club Delegates, which is the supreme body of Skål International, is the business session which takes place during the Congress and deals with its affairs on a worldwide basis. It gives each and every member the opportunity to influence the Skål Movement – an opportunity not to be missed!

What is Skål?

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. 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 1932 in Paris by travel managers, following an educational tour of Scandinavia. 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 22,000 members in 480 Clubs throughout 89 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. This allows members first-hand observation of the travel and tourism potential around the world.

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