We receive the report from the Skal Aid Committee on the continuation of support to Ukrainian refugees Dear Skål Friends around the world, We all belong to an organisation working among other things, also for peace and understanding in the world. That is what we want and need for our […]
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In preparation for the upcoming EOGA in July Skal Europe President, Franz Heffeter, who was also on the Governance Committee, provides European Clubs with reasons for which this proposed reform is going too fast, generating unfairness, lack of control on expenditure, and higher fees. June 2022 Newsletter Dear Presidents,July 9th […]
The new deadline is from June 30 to July 31 for presenting candidates. Dear Skålleagues, As you know, the deadline for the presentation of nominations for Directors, Auditor/Deputy Auditor, and Membre d’Honneur of Skål International is 30 June of the year the election is to occur. You must have read in […]
ActNow is the United Nations campaign for individual action on climate change and sustainability. Start with these ten actions! Everyone can help limit climate change. From the way we travel to the electricity we use and the food we eat, we can make a difference. Start with these ten actions […]
20,900 Euro donated by Skal Members and Clubs in solidarity with Skal Bucharest, in the front line for refugee aid. Florin Tancu, President of Skal Bucharest, forwards the latest bank statement and wishes to “personally thank Alfonso Passera, Skal Cote d’Azur, Eva Meggeneder, Skal Garmish Partenkirchen, and Skal Japan“. He […]
The Ukrainian Hotel and Resort Association is endorsing the “Jobs for Ukrainian Refugees” initiative powered by Hosco – the world’s leading hospitality network, to help Ukrainian refugees abroad find temporary work opportunities in the hospitality industry. Hosco’s project has already collected over 2,000 job offers from its global network of […]
STRONG APPETITE FOR TRAVEL IN EUROPE AS OVER 3 IN 4 EUROPEANS PLAN TO TRAVEL THIS SPRING AND SUMMER We receive from our Skalleague Richard Eeckhout, President of Skal Brussels, the following article by the European Travel Commission (ETC), which provides insights on Europeans’ short-term travel intentions and preferences. Despite […]
IPCC published the third part of its assessment on climate change including guidelines for the development of sustainable infrastructures, transport, and services which are the core of the tourism system. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. […]
War does not stop tourism: travel demand in Western Europe is growing again. We receive this report from Michela Ciccarelli, Destination Data Specialist at Lybra Tech and Skal Roma member where big data is interrogated to assess the impact of the war in Ukraine on tourism. When a few weeks […]
“I am so impressed by the motivation of our members to help in this terrible situation, way ahead of the governmental aid measures”, Skal International Salzburg President Christoph Nake said. “Club Secretary Martin Satke devoted an enormous effort into establishing a fantastic group of Skålleague volunteers who not only delivered […]
Over 16,800 Euro collected through Skal International solidarity in support of the action of Skal Bucharest in the front line for helping refugees. In a short statement Florin Tancu, President of Skal Bucharest declares that “without the incredible response of Skal International as an organization and Skalleagues as individuals we […]
A special Skål International Aid Committee has been initiated by Skål International World President Burcin Turkkan and the Executive Board. The Committee will be co-chaired by Skål International Past World Presidents Matanyah Hecht and Jan Sunde. The Committee will work on two projects with funds donated; provide emergency humanitarian aid/support […]
Skal Roma, also representing Skal Europe, signed an agreement with ETOA that includes common activities, big discounts, new possibilities of networking and to participate in specialized and exclusive B2B. The next ETOA B2B where European Skal members can participate is the VIVA Mediterranean Marketplace. What is ETOA? ETOA (European Tourism […]
The Skal Clubs of Madrid and Paris have come together to get accommodation in Paris for a group of Ukrainian exiles who were picked up by a bus from the Grand Class company, directed by Pedro López, with two drivers in the Polish city of Krakow. The bus arrived after […]
The Chamartín The One hotel has welcomed these days 120 Ukrainian children from Valencia who have been picked up in various houses in Seville. The Chamartin The One Hotel is run by the Skalleague Angel Ramos, former president of the International Skal of Madrid. The children ranged from a 15-day-old […]
Hosted buyer positions available for European and Worldwide tour operators at the RTS Trade 2022 B2B that will be held in Rome on the 6th and 7th of May 2022. What is Roma Travel Show What is for hosted buyers For all selected buyers, the flight, food and accommodation for […]
Over 6.800 euros have been donated in just 5 days by the Skal community. Florin Tancu, President of Skal Bucharest, expressed overwhelm and gratitude for the incredible result and speed of the Skal International network in providing aid to Ukrainian refugees arriving in Romania. Florin Tancu continues: “Between the 3d […]
Skal International is a worldwide organization with Clubs in over 300 locations spread over about 100 countries. Skal International has the institute of Twinning to create and develop relationships and projects both between Clubs and members. Skal Roma has 12 twinnings to its credit, the result of an activity that, […]
Yesterday, March 4th, new refugees arrived in Bucharest, including foreign students that were blocked in Ukraine. Bucharest, 5 March 2022 – Skal and HORA members continue to supply meals to refugees, many in areas made available by hotels, conference centres and gymnasiums. Currently, queues at the border require 24 to […]
Skål International, which is the world’s broadest association of travel industry leaders with approximately 13,000 members in 100 countries, 323 cities, stands strongly in favor of the use of diplomacy to avoid such conflicts and calls on all nations to use both diplomatic negotiations and the good offices of such organizations […]
Over one million people arrived from Ukraine to the European Union. 100.000 are in Bucharest. It takes time to organize this amount of people and, in the meantime, many are forced to sleep in the streets including children. Our Skalleagues in Bucharest are in the front line since the beginning […]
It is almost a week now that Ukraine is under the attack of the Russian’s Federation army and already there are a million refugees in Europe. Refugees need IMMEDIATE help. It takes days to organize all these people and to provide new accommodation, documents, food and health care. Schooling will […]
Skal Europe welcomes Skal Andorra and its 66 Andorran Skallegues! The coat of arms of Andorra has the motto “virtus unita fortior” (virtue united is stronger). A very good motto for Skal Europe too! With about 80.000 inhabitants Andorra is one of the smallest countries in Europe, proud of its […]
The letter below has been sent by our President Franz Heffeter to the Executive Board and it supports the Clubs who are requesting an elective extraordinary general meeting to complete the elections started in the last AGM of December 2021. Skål InternationalExecutive CommitteeSecretariat/ Ana Maria VeraAva. Palma de Mallorca No […]
Transition pathways are the method adopted by the European Union to identify, together with all stakeholders, a shared view on specific industrial segments to accelerate digitalization, convert to sustainable practices, increase resilience from the recurrent crises, recover from the pandemia.