A monthly lunch table of hotel GMs, airline and travel executives, tourism-board staff and ambassadors — part of the world's largest network of travel professionals.
Next: Wed 14 Oct · 12:00 · S-Aura Hotel
Skål International is the only professional association that brings together every sector of travel and tourism — hotels, airlines, tour operators, travel agencies, tourism boards, restaurants and events — in one room. Founded in 1934, it counts more than 12,000 members in over 100 countries.
Skål International Taipei, Club No. 347, has been the Taiwan capital's chapter since 1970. Our members run the city's leading hotels and travel companies, sit on tourism boards, and represent embassies; the ambassadors of Saint Lucia, Belize, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are among us.
The motto is “Doing Business Among Friends” — and it is taken literally. A Skålleague is a friend first: someone you toast with at a Wednesday lunch, visit in Tokyo or Perth, and call when a deal needs a trusted name on the other side.
Guest speaker Shirley Lan, porcelain artist and founder of Timeless Blue Artwork Co., on “future antiques” — from clay to eternity. Free for members; guest fee applies; business casual. Register through the club's form.
Read on Facebook : October General Meeting — Wednesday 14 October, noon, S-Aura Hotel (opens in a new tab)6–10 PM at WINE-derful Restaurant, hosted by Skålleague Henry. Free-flow wine, buffet and live music. NTD 2,500 +10%; families welcome.
Read on Facebook : Save the date: Skål Taipei's first Halloween Party, Thu 29 October (opens in a new tab)Skål Taipei mourns a Past President and former Vice President of Skål East Asia — a champion of young talent and sustainable tourism, and a mentor to many.
Read on Facebook : In memory of Past President Hiro Liao (opens in a new tab)After 18 years as GM of Hotel Royal-Nikko Taipei, the hotelier who pioneered the Taiwan–Japan twinning agreement retires to Japan.
Read on Facebook : Honouring Steven H. Sasaya, Past President 2017–18 (opens in a new tab)Season's greetings to Skålleagues in Taiwan and around the world.
Read on Facebook : Happy Dragon Boat Festival (opens in a new tab)At Radium Kagaya: 210 trees planted under the reforestation programme, the Sustainable Tourism Awards Taiwan selection, and Faye Angevine's keynote.
Read on Facebook : Heritage and sustainability at the June luncheon (opens in a new tab)Lunch, usually a Wednesday at noon, hosted at a member's hotel or restaurant — S-Aura Hotel, WINE-derful, Radium Kagaya, Howard Plaza, the Grand Hotel. A keynote, the Skål toast, and club business.
Monthly · Wed 12:00–14:00Added to the club calendar under President Sasaya in 2017: an annual forum with the Taiwan Tourism Bureau and industry partners on where travel in Taiwan goes next.
Annual · 27 SeptemberA chartered Toastmasters club sponsored by Skål Taipei — public speaking and leadership practice for members and friends, led by Charter President Mayumi Hu.
Chartered clubStudents and early-career professionals in tourism and hospitality join the network early — mentored by GMs and executives who once sat where they sit.
Under 30210 trees planted so far under the regional reforestation programme — the first atop Hotel Royal-Nikko Taipei — plus the Skål Sustainable Tourism Awards Taiwan selection and Tokyo exhibition.
Reforestation · AwardsThe first joint agreement linking all Taiwan and Japan chapters — Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung with Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya — and a twin club in Skål Cusco, Peru.
Japan · Peru“Doing Business Among Friends.”The Skål motto, spoken at every toast since 1934
Your membership is recognised by 12,000+ Skålleagues in 100+ countries. Visit a club abroad and you are hosted, not merely admitted.
Lunch monthly with hotel GMs, airline and agency executives, the Taipei Hotel Association leadership, tourism-board officials and serving ambassadors.
Lead a reforestation drive, judge the Sustainable Tourism Awards, mentor Young Skål, or take a board role — and be recognised for it regionally.
Membership is open to professionals actively working in travel, tourism and hospitality — typically owners, general managers, directors and senior executives. Young Skål welcomes students and professionals under 30.
Email us or register through the event form. Meet the members, hear the keynote, join the toast. A guest fee covers lunch; attire is business casual.
Membership Director Doi Yasunori walks you through the application and confirms your eligibility with the board.
You receive your certificate and pin in front of the club — as Ambassador Katherine Meighan of Belize did in January 2026.
Membership fees: please contact us for the current annual dues and the guest-lunch fee.
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