Burçin Türkkan, a 1997 graduate of the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, has assumed leadership of Skål International, having been elected president of the organization for the year 2022. Ms. Türkkan is a founding partner and the chief executive officer of ITEC (International Talents and Experiences Canada) since 2021.
An association of tourism and travel professionals, Skål was founded in 1934 and is described on its website as “the only professional organization promoting global Tourism and friendship, uniting all sectors of the Tourism industry.” As of 2022, the organization has more than 12,000 members worldwide, with more than 300 local chapters in nearly 100 countries. Turkey has been a member of Skål since 1956, and currently has 830 members in 16 clubs.
Ms. Türkkan joined the Atlanta (USA) chapter of Skål in 2008. She was elected its president in 2014 and was also elected to Skål USA’s national committee. Her election in December 2021 as the international organization’s president made her the first female representative of the USA on the Skål International Executive Board.
Declaring herself truly honored to serve as president of an organization that she has admired since her college years, Ms. Türkkan says that her first experience with Skål came during Bilkent Career Days, when she encountered role models from the industry; she also heard about the association from several of her professors.
She invites students at Bilkent University and all institutions of higher education, as future leaders of the industry, to consider joining the organization’s student division, Young Skål, in order to take advantage of the global network that Skål International offers.Tourism and Hotel Management Graduate Becomes President of Skål International
Comments Off on Semester Break Sports CoursesBurçin Türkkan, a 1997 graduate of the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, has assumed leadership of Skål International, having been elected president of the organization for the year 2022. Ms. Türkkan is a founding partner and the chief executive officer of ITEC (International Talents and Experiences Canada) since 2021.
An association of tourism and travel professionals, Skål was founded in 1934 and is described on its website as “the only professional organization promoting global Tourism and friendship, uniting all sectors of the Tourism industry.” As of 2022, the organization has more than 12,000 members worldwide, with more than 300 local chapters in nearly 100 countries. Turkey has been a member of Skål since 1956, and currently has 830 members in 16 clubs.
Ms. Türkkan joined the Atlanta (USA) chapter of Skål in 2008. She was elected its president in 2014 and was also elected to Skål USA’s national committee. Her election in December 2021 as the international organization’s president made her the first female representative of the USA on the Skål International Executive Board.
Declaring herself truly honored to serve as president of an organization that she has admired since her college years, Ms. Türkkan says that her first experience with Skål came during Bilkent Career Days, when she encountered role models from the industry; she also heard about the association from several of her professors.
She invites students at Bilkent University and all institutions of higher education, as future leaders of the industry, to consider joining the organization’s student division, Young Skål, in order to take advantage of the global network that Skål International offers.