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S K a L International World Con G R E S K A L I N T E R N A T I O N A L W O R L D C O N G R E S S incentives, business travel & meetings expo connect with the global meetings, events and incentives industry 15,500 9,750 78,400 No. 1 international industry meetings, events and pre-scheduled global market professionals incentives planners business meetings place for you representing over 150 including 4,000 highly between exhibitors and to generate serious countries qualified Hosted Buyers® Hosted Buyers business Connections mean everything. Connect with us at www.ibtmworld.com Organised by formerly The ibtm world® and ibtm events® trademarks are owned and protected by Elsevier Properties SA and Reed Exhibitions Limited uses such trademark under licence. Hosted Buyer® is a registered trademark of Reed Exhibitions Limited. Reed Travel Exhibitions® is a registered trademark of Reed Elsevier Group Plc. Skål Magazine | 3 MESSAGE PRESIDENT DEAR SKÅLLEAGUES, DEAR FRIENDS, The dates of the 76th Skål World Congress 2015 were announced last week and you will find the table of the Registration fees for the Congress on page 7 of this e-Magazine. The Congress website is now active at www.skalcongress.org. I look forward to seeing many of you in Torremolinos where you will also be able to visit our offices and meet the staff who are trying their best to serve you. I trust, the positive feedback I received during LATAM, NAASC and Asian Area Congresses, would also reflect positively on the Congress participation and we can all enjoy a great Congress with a very high participation. The compatible Congress rates announced will surely assist the realisation of this expectation. As I mentioned in the previous e-Skål NEW CLUBS accelerate the endeavours concerning incentives, business travel & meetings expo News LATAM, NAASC and Asian Area So far, Skål International New Brunswick, the formation or reactivation of the Congresses were very productive Canada (720) has been officially formed. Clubs, cities and countries underlined and successful. All Skålleagues who Skål International Ljubljana-Slovenia; above, will be highly appreciated. In participated in these congresses have Skål International Krabi-Thailand are addition, the former Clubs of Phnom connect with the global meetings, events and incentives industry embraced our core values of friendship close to being formed and as soon as Penh; Siem Reap and Sihanoukville and peace through tourism and agreed some formalities are completed they in Cambodia are inactive and our that friendship and amicale are the will receive their Charters. Endeavours attempts to communicate and assist main benefits of being a Skål member. are ongoing to form Skål Clubs in them have failed because of no Bhutan, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, response. Any assistance you may offer 15,500 9,750 78,400 No. 1 Friendship develops mutual Jaipur-India, Caribbean Region, for Cambodia will be very welcome. international industry meetings, events and pre-scheduled global market understanding, close relations and trust Colombia, Moldova, Tbilisi-Georgia, professionals incentives planners business meetings place for you between members, leading not only to Poland, Lithuania, Macedonia, Ukraine, WTM Africa has been the most fruitful representing over 150 including 4,000 highly between exhibitors and to generate serious solidarity but also to fruitful business Morocco, Lomé-Togo, Benin, Laos and trade fair ever. For this I sincerely thank ® countries qualified Hosted Buyers Hosted Buyers business relations assisted by a wide range of Vietnam. International Skål Councillor Lavonne networking opportunities. Wittmann, and the Executive team REACTIVATIONS of Skål International Cape Town and Connections mean everything. On the other hand, I have strongly Work is ongoing to reactivate the Cape Winelands. During the fair nearly Connect with us at www.ibtmworld.com emphasised the need for retention Skål Clubs of Beirut-Lebanon, 55 new members were signed up and and membership growth during my St. Louis-USA, Ogbomoso- another 21 have signed a letter of intent. addresses at the Opening Ceremonies of Nigeria, Dubai-UAE, Belgrade- Thirty-two of these have completed these congresses, setting membership Serbia, and Yogyakarta-Indonesia. their documents and payment. targets for each area. There are also new developments On the other hand, we received great My special thanks go to the Presidents in China where Skål International news from Skål International Japan and formerly Organised by and Boards of Clubs, National and Area Beijing will soon be revitalised Skål International San Francisco who Committees and to individual members and two more Clubs are planned. have organised events, with 70 and who have been working very hard to 30 prospective Young Skål members, contribute to this campaign. Any assistance you can provide to respectively. Detailed news about these The ibtm world® and ibtm events® trademarks are owned and protected by Elsevier Properties SA and Reed Exhibitions Limited uses such trademark under licence. Hosted Buyer® is a registered trademark of Reed Exhibitions Limited. Reed Travel Exhibitions® is a registered trademark of Reed Elsevier Group Plc. Skål Magazine | 4 successful events will be covered in the next e-newsletter. The To avoid stagnation, the projects Clubs pursue should Skål International Secretariat has established a new website be based on long-term, strategic planning and should for Young Skål which can be viewed at the following link: engage members and especially new, younger ones, thus www.youngskalnow.org. increasing their commitment and loyalty to their Club and Skål International. As I always underline, the Executive Team and the Committees formed cannot be successful without the Along the challenging road for progress, if we all work in commitment, cooperation, and contribution of Clubs and efficient liaison and harmony, there is nothing we cannot members. The Club Presidents and Board members are the achieve or overcome. To this end, the Executive Committee most important officers of our organisation. Their leadership is and will always be ready to listen, assist, solve and guide. will make the difference. The enthusiasm and ambition they have and their focus on the long-term goals of their Clubs In the Executive Committee, every day we ask ourselves; and Skål International, will determine the overall success of “What did we do for Skål today?” our unique organisation, not only this year, but also in the Do you??? years to come. On behalf of the Skål International Executive Committee, I The only way to overcome our greatest challenge of wish you and your families; happiness, good health, success, membership development is to address it at Club level. long life and prosperity. Club Presidents and Board Members, are the ones best able to solve this problem by making sure that each member of SKÅL INTERNATIONAL the Club is involved (member get member) and knows that A TRUSTED VOICE IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM their contribution makes the difference. Starting from the Club level, we should all plan for the future by reaching out V.SALIH CENE especially to younger members so that our organisation will TOURISM IS FRIENDSHIP AND PEACE continue to be strong and viable at all times. We should never forget that our worst enemy is “STAGNATION”. By Nigel Pilkington, Vice President, PR & Communications The Skål Ambassador Programme was launched more than a year ago and I am pleased to report that the idea of having Skål members representing the Executive Committee for special projects in various countries/ regions is working successfully. We have talented people in our organisation with professional experience and expertise and Skål spirit and it makes sense to use their skills to help the Executive Committee put actions in place in all parts of the world and to accept special missions given to them by the Executive Committee. It is the role of the Executive Committee to identify appointed for other projects and missions. Ambassadors and some of the responsibilities of a Skål Ambassador could be to attend functions as a The appointment of an Ambassador is not permanent representative of the organisation at international – it only lasts as long as the project. The concept is to bodies or to be responsible for the Skål presence match the Skålleagues with the best skills, contacts and at international trade shows. Ambassadors are also local knowledge to achieve the pre agreed outcomes. Skål Magazine | 5 Here are some examples: The Ambassador Programme is not a replacement for the Secretary General position. When a new Secretary Lavonne Wittmann, National President Skål South General is appointed the Ambassador Programme will Africa – Ambassador for WTM Africa 2015 with a result continue, under his or her stewardship in conjunction of 55 new members signing up during the trade show. with the Executive Committee. Nik Racic, President Skål International 2010 – The programme is extremely important because the Ambassador for IMEX Frankfurt 2015 with a press Executive Committee and Secretary General cannot be conference made during a well-attended Skål Breakfast everywhere at once and they do not necessarily have giving a wide exposure to the organisation. the local knowledge, skill sets or contacts to effectively or efficiently achieve the required mission. The René Welti, Skål International Lugano – Ambassador Ambassadors know their market, the people and how who represented Skål International at the World to work in their country/region, so the Ambassadors Tourism Forum Lucerne 2015. will have more chance to achieve their goals and Skål International will have a better return on investment. Dale Lawrence, National President Skål Thailand – The programme is subject to strict audit and any Ambassador to assist with the revitalisation of Skål expenditure can only be authorised by the Executive Clubs in Cambodia and investigating the opening of Committee. Skål Clubs in Vietnam. The Ambassador Programme is proving to be effective Hulya Aslantas, President Skål International 2009 – and cost efficient and is helping our Association to Ambassador working on the project Skålité going global.
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