The historic AGM was held as a hybrid event with members and voting delegates present physically and online. Skal International India comprises members across all verticals of the travel & tourism industry – hospitality (hotels & resorts), aviation, travel agents, tour operators, OTAs, ground transport, tourism boards, marketing consultants specialising in tourism and several stakeholders from international and local Government representatives.
Skal India comprises a total of 14 clubs currently covering the cities of Srinagar, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai (2 clubs), Pune, Goa, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Coimbatore, Chennai, Kochi and Trivandrum.
The new Skal India Team includes –
• President, Sk. Carl Vaz
• International Skål Councillor, Sk. Saravanan Palanivelu
• 1st Vice President, Sk. Sanjeev Mehra
• 2nd Vice President, Sk. Venkat Reddy
• Treasurer, Sk. Ranjit Vig
• Secretary, SK. Krishna Gopalan
• Director – Young Skål, Sk. Shalini Charles
• Director – PR & Communication, Sk. Vivek Braganza
• Senior Auditor, Sk. Burjis Mehta
• Junior Auditor, Sk. A.R. Suresh
During his inaugural address, Vaz announced an ambitious overarching strategy that aims to create an outreach program targeting domestic and international outbound Indian travellers across India. He elaborated that an intense public relations campaign will centre on entrenching Skal India and its members as a reputed and trusted brand, that hinges on fair business practice and that Skal members cover every vertical of the travel spectrum.
Carl said, “There is an opportunity to develop this area, to the benefit of every Skål member, which aligns with Skål International’s vision to serve as a trusted voice in tourism. We will in the next 60 days present to our members a detailed strategic plan that aims at driving business back into their offices and aggressively grow the number of clubs and members across India.”
