Skål is a professional organization of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship. It is the only international group uniting all branches of the travel and tourism industry. Its members, the industry's managers and executives, meet at local, national, regional and international levels to discuss and pursue topics of common interest.

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

Skål International today has approximately 23,000 members in 500 Clubs throughout 87 nations. Most activities occur at local levels, moving up through National Committees, under the umbrella of Skål International, headquartered at the General Secretariat in Torremolinos, Spain.

Skål 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.

Skål is not a community organization like Rotary or Lions, rather it benefits and develops the professional sector, while assisting the community at large.

Skål is an Association of Tourism Professionals, which encourages and creates a network of professionals around the world. The international friendship and close personal contact of Skål must be experienced to be appreciated. Skål is non-political and encourages advancement and evolution through affiliation with International industry organizations.

Skål - Winnipeg No. 233

The Winnipeg Club #233 was chartered on February 28th, 1963 with twenty members representing travel, hospitality and tourism businesses.

Today our club has some 36 members and continues to foster the objectives of networking amongst our piers within the same business market sectors to strengthen the travel & tourism industry through friendship and understanding; "Doing Business Among Friends".

The Winnipeg Club meets monthly from September through June with selected summer events. The Club functions with an Executive Committee and operates under the "CHARTER" of Skål International in keeping with the organizations statutes & bylaws.