Skal Dubai to lobby for World Congress 2011 bid at Arabian Travel Market 2009

Notes and media contacts

For more information and membership details, tourism professionals should contact the Secretary, Sarah Marron at telephone +971 50 661 8859.

About Skal:

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 Skal Clubs" was formed with Florimond Volckaert as its first President, who is considered the "Father of Skal".

Skal 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 Skal International, headquartered at the General Secretariat in Torremolinos, Spain.

Skal 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.

Media contact:

Sharon Garrett
Hot Off The Press FZE
EIM
Tel: + 9715 0 550 5486