"The International Skål Council has been working on new Skål Club opportunities – this month, we would like to focus on Italy and the progress in this area.

"This month we are hosting Savas Colakoglu at the very first Skålleague Spotlight section.

Burcin Turkkan, Senior Vice President at Skål International.

The 20th edition of the Sustainable Tourism Awards has proved to be another success, with 50 entries received from 27 countries worldwide. Since the launch of these awards during 2002, the International Year of Ecotourism, we have counted with the interest of 907 participants from the public and private sectors, NGO's and government agencies to enter these awards.

Read the full article to find out the list of participants in this edition as well as their category and country of origin:

"As tourism re-starts and visitors begin to return to the Hawaiian Islands, after more than a year-long absence, there is a ground swell from the local community to re-evaluate our model to make a concerted effort to position tourism as a force for the greater good of the community."

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"Not too long ago we were talking about the prospects of a vaccine with a sense of optimism. Vaccines are vital for the travel and hospitality businesses to return to normal. The hotel industry has and will continue to evolve now and post pandemic.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are committed to meeting our guests’ expectations in the current environment. There was no playbook, we had to move fast to address challenges and adapt to change to keep people safe and our business strong.  We are working diligently to do things right to ensure our guests, our people, and our industry comes out stronger than before."

Following our agreement with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Skål International offers all its members the possibility to implement the #SafeTravels Stamp in their companies.

To learn more about the implementation of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) #SafeTravels Stamp, Skål International organised on 29 June the webinar 'WTTC's Safe Travels Stamp: How to implement it in your business to establish traveler confidence'.

In the session led by Daniela Otero, CEO of Skål International, the importance of implementing the Safe Travels Stamp in businesses to ensure traveler confidence, an initiative of the WTTC, which we have recently joined, was presented, as well as the process for Skål International members to implement it.

The webinar 'Planning for a safe restart of the tourism industry' was held on 31 May 2021 by Skål International with the participation of Harvard TH Chan University and Universidad de Málaga.

Watch the recording of the webinar!

Different topics and sessions to keep updated and improve your professional skills.

A collection of resources

to stay updated with the

industry and anticipate

future trends.

We are delighted to welcome 139 new members to Skål International between 16 June and 15 July 2021. We are proud that up to 22 countries have registered an increase in membership.

My sincere congratulations to all the clubs that have seen their membership increase! Thank you for your hard work and efforts!

CEO Skål International

We are inaugurating a new section to congratulate those members with more than 10 years of membership!

Download here the list of all these members.

Congratulations to all of them!

By Wolfgang Hofmann, Secretary Skål International Düsseldorf

We continue to uncover pieces of Skål International's history from its beginnings with Honorary President Antonio García del Valle.

On this occasion, we return to the events of 1936...

Best Western Rewards® members who register and stay between May 17 and September 6, 2021 at any Best Western® branded hotel in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean will get one $20 Best Western Gift card for each night they stay, up to 5 nights.

Gift Cards will be sent electronically to the Best Western Rewards member's email address approximately 1-2 weeks after the completed stay. Limit 5 gift cards.

Here you have available the latest edition of our magazine, dedicated this time to sustainable tourism. Feel free to share it with your contacts and colleagues in the tourism industry!

Did you miss the last issue of 'Skål Now', the newsletter of Skål International for its members? Here is the latest edition!

Please do not hesitate to contact communication@skal.org with any questions or suggestions for new editions of Skål Now. Thank you for your interest.

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