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SKÅL International Tokyo "Jimmy Moritani" Scholarship Funds
"We support the students involved in the future of the tourism industry"
This scholarship is a memorial of the achievements of Tetsuya"Jimmy"Moritani who devoted his life to the development of the Japanese overseas travel industry, and for the "Association Internationale des Skål Club Tokyo"（"Skål"）members serving as leaders in the international tourism industry who support students studying abroad to become future leaders in the tourism industry.
What is Skål International?
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 22,000 members in 500 Clubs throughout 90 nations. Most activities occur at the local level, 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.
Membership of Skål is open to managers or executives directly involved in tourism management, sales and promotions, in specified travel and tourism businesses, including: transportation (airlines, cruise lines, railways, ferries), travel and tour operators and agencies, tourism organizations, governments and non-government tourism councils, hotels, convention centers, travel media; etc.
Young Skål is open to junior executives and tourism students entering the industry.
Mr. Hiro Kobayashi (left)
President of Skål International Tokyo Regional
Director of Sales, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Hiroshi Moritani (right)
Chairman of Travel Journal Educational Foundation
Skål INTERNATIONAL： http://www.Skal.org/index.asp?idioma=I