{"id":12,"date":"2025-08-13T13:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:48:55","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2020904601\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1827389024\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1911\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Albany-map-header-centered.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1012259610\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y30 md-y30 lg-y30 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark text-shadow-5\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">Sk\u00e5l Albany \/ Upstate New York<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 150%;\">Sk\u00e5l is a professional organization of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship.<\/span><\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1012259610 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-1012259610 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1827389024 {\n  padding-top: 550px;\n}\n#banner-1827389024 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(21, 21, 21, 0.401);\n}\n#banner-1827389024 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 100% 52%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2020904601 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  margin-bottom: -45px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section info-card-1\" id=\"section_355157356\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-small row-full-width align-equal align-center\"  id=\"row-1392791664\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1458967463\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-push box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:70%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-networking.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-networking.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-networking-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-networking-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);padding:20px 2% 20px 2%;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3214048317\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #314691;\">Networking<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Build Connections That Power Opportunity<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sk\u00e5l USA members network locally and globally through monthly club meetings, industry conferences, and exclusive B2B opportunities that create real business connections.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3214048317 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-955103663\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-push box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:70%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/albany-40th.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/albany-40th.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/albany-40th-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/albany-40th-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);padding:20px 2% 20px 2%;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3044013792\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #314691;\">Leadership<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Develop as a Tourism &amp; Hospitality Leader<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Gain access to educational webinars, professional development events, and leadership pathways that elevate your role in the travel industry.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3044013792 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1871377809\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-push box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:70%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Ernie-Bruno-Summer-Cruise-e1784648954424.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Ernie-Bruno-Summer-Cruise-e1784648954424.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Ernie-Bruno-Summer-Cruise-e1784648954424-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Ernie-Bruno-Summer-Cruise-e1784648954424-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);padding:20px 2% 20px 2%;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3131510225\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #314691;\">Global Friendships<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Doing Business Among Friends<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sk\u00e5l\u2019s guiding principle, fostering friendship through tourism, creates a community built on trust, respect, and collaboration worldwide.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3131510225 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1392791664 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_355157356 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_687859447\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1465246318\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-532724443\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">40 Years of Sk\u00e5l International Albany \/ Upstate New York<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"row align-equal align-center row-divided\"  id=\"row-1148754613\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2110377562\" class=\"col small-6 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1878322816\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-albany-40-1024x409.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-albany-40-1024x409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-albany-40-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-albany-40-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-albany-40-1536x614.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skalusa.org\/albany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/skal-albany-40.jpg 1983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1878322816 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1500369819\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1500369819 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1772889877\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1007575643\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Sk\u00e5l International Albany \/ Upstate New York proudly celebrates 40 years of friendship, networking, and service to the travel and tourism industry. For four decades, the club has connected local professionals with Sk\u00e5l\u2019s global community while strengthening relationships, encouraging collaboration, and promoting tourism throughout Upstate New York and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-165328753\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sk\u00e5l International President Andres Hayes 40th Anniversary Message\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tt-6wQYD4tE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1465246318 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n  border-radius: 2px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_687859447 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: #314691;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_1159734473\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center row-divided\"  id=\"row-828929055\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-243993093\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Upcoming Events<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Our meetings &amp; events occur in various locations throughout Upstate New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Join us to see what Sk\u00e5l is all about.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"\/albany\/events\/\" class=\"button primary expand\" >\n\t\t<span>See All Events<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-243993093 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1305595943\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1288724154\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-82586708\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mec-wrap mec-skin-list-container  \" id=\"mec_skin_mec1\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n            <div class=\"mec-skin-list-events-container\" id=\"mec_skin_events_mec1\">\r\n        <div class=\"mec-wrap 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