Saturday, 2 August 2008

SKAL International to start clubs in Cambodia and Vietnam

Hospitality Biz India.com
Friday, August 01, 2008
By Krupa Vora Mumbai

SKAL International, a networking club in the travel industry is looking at setting up clubs in countries like Cambodia and Vietnam. The process of setting up the club is currently on and will be completed by the end of this year. Speaking with TravelBiz Monitor, Phillip Sims, President, SKAL International, on his tour to India and other countries said, “Currently, we have about 20,000 members in 500 clubs with a presence in 98 countries. We will come up with our clubs in Cambodia and Vietnam soon.” The President visited countries like South Africa, Kenya, Dubai, India, Singapore, Bali and Australia in order to promote its concept of ‘doing business with friends.’

In India, the President of SKAL International visited six cities, namely New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Goa, Mumbai and Chennai. “We recently launched a charity programme for children in Chennai. The objective of the SKAL club is to provide the networking platform and bring the travel trade together. Doing charity work completely depends upon the individual club,” added Sims. The President’s visit also promoted and encouraged the SKAL members to visit the upcoming SKAL World Congress in Taipei, Taiwan from October 12-17, 2008. The SKAL Bombay International (144) has plans to go on membership drive where it will target 300 members from the current count of 100 members.

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