WELCOME TO 2024: EXCITING UPDATES
To The Awesome Members of The Best Club in The World,
I cannot remember where I heard this but it rings so true…… Not sure which one came first Tourism or Skål!!! It’s been a busy start to 2024 and January was an incredibly long year. We are halfway into February with Valentine’s Day come and gone and the Easter Holidays around the corner.
We had an incredible start to the year, with our first networking cocktail event at Hyatt Regency Cape Town and it was absolutely amazing.
Skålleagues From Across The Globe Visit Cape Town
CANADA 🇨🇦
Past President, Tammy Macintosh from Winnipeg Canada was in town after a cruise with a group on the QM2. We were fortunate that Tammy had a free night to meet up with Myself, Johan – Vice President and Fiona Angelico.
CAPE TOWN INDUSTRY NEWS
LAM launches direct flight linking Maputo 🇲🇿 to Cape Town
LAM Mozambique Airlines’ inaugural flight from Maputo, Mozambique touched down at the Cape Town International Airport on 12 December 2023. The airline operated the first flight on a Boeing 737-700 but thereafter the route will be serviced by a Bombardier CRJ-900, operating year-round with three flights per week.
DID YOU KNOW?
Between January and September 2023, two-way passenger numbers between Maputo, Mozambique and Cape Town recorded a 36% growth when compared to the same period in 2019, reaching over 21 000 two-way passengers. Remarkably, this figure surpassed the two-way passenger count for the entirety of 2019, which saw over 21 700 two-way passengers travelling between the two destinations.
SAVE THE DATES
2024 EVENTS CALENDAR
Mark Your Calendar: Exciting Upcoming Events
| Fri 23 Feb Congress Info Session & Brunch Tue 12 Mar Networking Event 10 – 12 Apr WTM Africa Thu 11 Apr WTM Skål Cocktail Event Sun 28 Apr World Skål Day Tue 07 May Networking Event 13 – 16 May Travel Indaba (Durban) Tue 11 Jun Networking Event Tue 09 Jul Networking Event | Tue 13 Aug Networking Event Tue 10 Sep Networking Event Fri 27 Sept World Tourism Day 🌍 Tue 08 Oct Networking Event 16 – 21 Oct Skål International World Congress in Izmir, Turkey 🇹🇷 Tue 5 Nov Skål Travel & Trade Workshop Fri 29 Nov Combined Christmas Event 🎄 Tue 11 Dec Year-end Get Together |
This Friday
Breakfast & Congress Info Session
Skål International Cape Town invites you to join us at The Cullinan Hotel – Southern Sun
THE DETAILS
Date 23 February 2024
Time 09h30
Members R180pp
Non-Members R200pp
Guest Speaker Onur Türkay
MEET OUR GUEST SPEAKER & PCO FROM IZMIR
An experienced Project Manager with a passion for the hospitality industry.
Professional Experience
2019 – now Red and More Events Founding Director
2014 – 2019 Lovi Tourism Congress Department
Project Coordinator
2008 – 2014 Dalya Tourism/Congress Department
Project Coordinator
Challenge Accepted
We have accepted a challenge to have at least 50 South Africans at the Congres in Izmir 2024. I don’t think anyone can fully understand the magnitude and reach of the Skål International network until you have attended an International Congress.
WE’RE WORKING ON A STREAMLINED WEBSITE
Update Your Skål Cape Town Profile
We’ve created the Skal Member Profile Form, this form enables members to attach their own photos, logos, and company bios.
We kindly request that members use the profile update link below to submit the additional details and images to complete their profile.
HERE’S A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
1. Click here to get started
2. Fill in your details, company bio and attach photos and logos
3. Click send profile info button
That’s It!
THE BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD IS GROWING
NEW MEMBER
WELCOME BONNY SWANSON
NEWS FROM OUR TWIN CLUB PERTH
Skål Australia AGM
& 109th National Assembly
PERTH, AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺
COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVES
Mobility Scooter Delivered
The Smit Family, long standing members of Skål Cape Town, generously donated a mobility scooter worth around R40 000 to our club. We’re excited to announce that this scooter has found a new home at the Occupational Therapy Department of Groote Schuur Hospital, thanks to the Cape Town Club’s donation. Rogini Pillay, Assistant Director of Occupational Therapy, gratefully accepted the scooter on behalf of the department.
Birthdays
CELEBRATING MEMBER BIRTHDAYS
| FEBRUARY Jaap Kreeftenberg 01 Feb Philip Engelen 04 Feb Hester Kleynhans 05 Feb Heinrich Herboth 10 Feb Leon Singer 11 Feb Lanie Grierson 16 Feb Robin Troup 17 Feb | MARCH Doron Falkson 02 Mar Kevin Robinson 04 Mar Kevin Barry 08 Mar Alvin Kushner 11 Mar De Wet du Plessis 11 Mar Mike Whute 17 Mar Kim Botti 19 Mar Jonathan Lechtman 24 Mar Ian Lumsden 24 Mar Milou Staub 24 Mar Drina Meyer-Jardine 24 Mar |
Skål Pretoria & Johannesburg
Skål spectacular Staff Superhero of the season
PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON EXCEPTIONAL STAFF WITHIN YOUR ORGANISATION
It’s that time of the year again to start thinking about the stellar staff in your organisation and get the nominations in. The Skål Super Hero of the Season will be announced at an event early next year.
⋆ Any Cape Town Skål member can nominate a staff member that has gone the extra mile and made THAT difference
⋆ 1 nomination per member or establishment
⋆ The Staff member does not need to be a Skål member
⋆ Cape Town Committee members cannot be nominated as the Committee will be doing the judging
⋆ Please email 5 lines of motivation to president@skalcapetown.org
⋆ Closing date 29 February 2024
⋆ Winner to be announced at the March Skål Cape Town event
⋆ Winner has to be at the event to accept the prize.
TRAVEL MATH
Having a trip booked motivates you to work…….
So it’s a source of income rather than an expense!
My wish for each and every Skål member worldwide,
HAPPINESS in Abundance
GOOD HEALTH in all aspects
FRIENDSHIP globally
LONG LIFE
Skål
Dawn Smith
President Skål International Cape Town
