Our 10th Annual Industry Update/75th Club Anniversary was a HUGE SUCCESS!
July 8, 2025 |
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Skalleagues –
Our milestone 10th Annual Industry Update/75th Club Anniversary for Skal New Orleans is no in the record books as an amazing success. For those of you who were out of town and couldn’t attend, the Freedom Pavilion at the National WWII was beautifully decorated and hosted 330 tourism professionals.
We had the privilege to have several Skal dignitaries join us for the evening including…
- Andres Hayes – VP/President Elect, Skal International
- Mark Irgang – President, Skal USA
- Susan Wilkinson – President, Skal Canada
President of Carnival Cruise Line, Christine Duffy, was our Keynote speaker celebrating 30 years of departures from New Orleans. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick gave us some encouraging news with current crime statistics and that her focus is not just keeping our own residents safe but our visitors as well with Tourism being such an integral part of our city.
Our Skal Club cannot produce such a professional event without the support of so many of our own members. Please join with me in giving an EXTRA special thanks to:
- Element New Orleans for linens, stage furniture & photo op backdrop
- Encore Global for the speaker’s special monitor and sound system for the jazz band
- The Windsor Court for the hotel rooms and special F&B for Skal International & Carnival VIPs
- N.O. Morial Convention Center for designing and printing marketing materials, program, signs
- American Luxury Limousines for sponsoring our wine during dinner
- New Orleans Jazz Museum for sponsoring the N.O. Jazz Museum Band
- National WWII Museum and Sodexo for their continuous support in working with our budget
- Limousine Livery for Airport transfers for our Keynote speaker plus transfer on event night
- Riverview Photography for memorializing our very special event with over 400 fabulous photos.
Click the link below to view and download any of the photos taken at the event…
Password: skal75 (lowercase)
Huge thanks to all our Table Sponsors for 2025…
GOLD SPONSORS ($2000)
- Concord Shore Services
- New Orleans & Company
- New Orleans Morial Convention Center
- The Windsor Court
SILVER SPONSORS ($1500)
- ACCENT New Orleans DMC
- BBC Events/Alamo Services
- Greater New Orleans Hotel Lodging Association
- Hilton New Orleans
- Hosts Global/Element New Orleans
- Hyatt Regency
- Messina’s Catering & Events
- Royal Sonesta
- UNO School of Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Administration
BRONZE SPONSORS ($1250)
* Ballard Brands * Four Seasons New Orleans * Gray Line/New Orleans Steamboat Company * Historic New Orleans Collection * Hotel Monteleone * Louisiana Office of Tourism *
MC&A * Miles Partnership * Mid South Women In Tourism * National WWII Museum * NOLA DMC * Port of New Orleans * Valentino Hotels & Sightseeing * Visit The Northshore
And last but not least…
THANKS TO OUR 2025 ANNUAL INDUSTRY UPDATE COMMITTEE!
Meg Baird
Stu Barash
Tim Hemphill
Valerie Landry
Bobbi Mannino
Kim Priez
Jim Szeszycki
Megan Uram
KIM PRIEZ SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, TOURISM SALES |
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