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Photos: Opposite:
10th Anniversary Gala Evening at the Kampala
Serena, Kampala, Uganda: Photo right and below
left. What is
Skål? The 1st club was
founded in Paris in 1932 by 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
Association Internationale des Skål Clubs
(AISC) on the initiative of the 1st President of
the Paris Skål club. In the
foundation of the Skal Club of Paris, 1932, the
first President was René Genestie, Florimond
Volckaert was encharged of the Evenements and
Presse Commission, who 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 Skal UK -
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Skål
International is becoming a popular travel tourism
organization in Africa, and for any number of good
reasons. The editors of Africa Travel Magazine and
ATA members who accompanied us recently can vouch
for that statement. It is evident by the quality of
members we have met and shared time with , both one
to one and in groups. During our last visit to East
Africa, we met the Skål President for Kenya,
John Cleave of Mombasa Air Safari. Several months
previously, we were guests at a special Africa
Travel Association's table of honor at the
Skål International Uganda Chapter 's 10th
Anniversary in Kampala. We salute Skål
International and the great work it is doing
worldwide, but most especially in Africa.
Editor
Skål
is the only international organization 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.