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SKAL Club of Atlanta, Inc.
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 500 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. This allows members first-hand observation of the travel and tourism potential around the world. SI Atlanta has been established in April 20, 1955 by Past President Joe D. OLIVER (+ 1971) and Clark DUNN (+ 1971). |
SKÅL Atlanta Affiliations/ Industry Partnerships |
SKAL Club of Atlanta, Inc.
is an UNWTO Affiliate Member since 1984. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. MOU between Skål International and the UNWTO signed on 21 July 2014. |
Industry future Leaders; Young SKÅLSkål International cares about young professionals and students in tourism. In 1999, Young Skål was set up with the aim of creating a greater awareness of Skål International by those young people studying for or training in the various sectors of the travel and tourism industry, enabling them to join Skål.
NEW Announcement FOR YOUNG SKALS
Both Princess and Holland America Cruise Lines are accepting Applications for college student, shore-side / office internships at our Headquarters in Santa Clarita, CA and Seattle, WA, respectively. Summer Internship Jobs Now Posted Know a student who would make a good intern? Our career websites now lists available summer internship opportunities. You can refer potential interns to www.princess.com/careers for internship positions in Santa Clarita and www.hollandamerica.com/careers for internships in Seattle. |
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