Carnival Glory to Host the 2013 Skål International World Congress at Sea

 

Executives from Skål International recently gathered at Carnival Cruise Lines’ headquarters in Miami to finalize details for the organization’s first-ever World Congress at sea taking place aboard Carnival Glory this fall. 

More than 1,200 Skål delegates will convene aboard the cruise ship during a seven-day cruise that departs New York’s Manhattan Passenger Terminal Sept. 28 and returns Oct. 5, 2013.

During the week-long voyage, Skål delegates can attend association meetings, seminars, breakout sessions and networking opportunities. Shore excursions are planned for Skål members during port calls in Boston; Portland, Maine; Saint John, New Brunswick; and Halifax, Nova Scotia, along with pre- and post-cruise land tours in New York City. 

“Bringing more than 1,200 travel professionals from all over the globe to attend our World Congress is always a challenge," said Mok Singh, 2013 Skål International President. "Having it on a cruise ship for the first time in the history of Skal presents a great opportunity to showcase cruiseconferences. We are confident that Carnival and their team will do an outstanding job for our membership."

SKÅL International’s World Congress is an annual meeting of representatives from the association’s 450 Clubs throughout 85 nations with approximately 20,000 professional members. It is the only international group uniting all branches of the travel and tourism industry to provide forums for industry leaders to meet on local, regional, national and international levels to discuss and pursue topics of common interest.

SKÅL International New York was the first chapter in North America and will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary during the Congress. Many of the Club’s members will be providing Congress attendees incentives to visit their businesses and attractions while in the City as tourism is an important part of their annual revenue. Non-SKÅL companies who wish to reach this audience must first become a Club member. Information on membership can be found at NYSkal.com.

A special website, Skal2013WorldCongress.com, has been created to present all of the Congress information to SKÅL members, and continual updates will be available on Facebook and Twitter.