Skål USA Partnerships
Listed below are member benefits provided by fellow Skålleagues in the United States. Simply click on the tabs below to view the benefits.
If you would like to provide a benefit to fellow Skålleagues, please send an e-mail to skalusa@buses.org.
Skål International Benefits
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Avis
Skålleagues will receive a minimum 5% discount off the lowest available discountable time and mileage retail rates when using the Associations’ AWD # (AVIS WORLDWIDE DISCOUNT) as part of the booking.
These discounts are applicable in the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and Hawaii, at participating locations.
Unless otherwise provided, these rates do not include taxes, LDW, PAI, refueling service charges, airport related fees, drop charges, similar optional service fees, or any other extra service fees not specifically included in the rates. No discount shall apply to such charges.
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Budget Rent A Car
Skålleagues will receive a minimum 5% discount off the lowest available discountable time and mileage retail rates when using the Associations’ AWD # (AVIS WORLDWIDE DISCOUNT) as part of the booking.
These discounts are applicable in the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and Hawaii, at participating locations.
Unless otherwise provided, these rates do not include taxes, LDW, PAI, refueling service charges, airport related fees, drop charges, similar optional service fees, or any other extra service fees not specifically included in the rates. No discount shall apply to such charges. Click Here for details
Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental
We are pleased to offer you a complimentary membership in the Emerald Club. Please click on the link below to get signed up for your free membership.
https://www.nationalcar.com/offer/SKALUSA
As an Emerald Club member, you will receive the following benefits, among others:
- Bypass the counter – Bypass the rental counter and go directly to the Emerald Club Aisle® at more than 50 major airports in the U.S. and Canada.
- Choose your own car – Don’t waste time looking for your assigned car – just choose any car from the Emerald Club Aisle, which is stocked with mid-size or larger vehicles, and pay the reserved mid-size rate.
- Speed up returns with an E-Receipt – There’s no need to wait around for a piece of paper when you return your car. Sign up to receive this benefit and we will automatically email your receipts to you within 24 hours of each returned rental.
- Choose your rewards. Choose to either earn rental credits towards a Free Day with every seven rental credits earned, OR choose to automatically receive frequent flyer miles for each day rented (average of 50 frequent flyer miles per rental day – amount varies by airline).
You May also Use your Emerald Club Membership at Enterprise to receive the following benefits:
- Faster Reservations – online, on the phone, with your travel agent, and at participating Enterprise locations.
- Faster Rentals
- Credit Card pre-populated in Emerald Club profile
PR Newswire
Skål USA has asked our strategic partner in PR, the PR Newswire, to offer their news feed services to Skål USA clubs at no cost. The news feed will be customized to fit your audience and built to match your site’s look and feel. In exchange for placing the PR Newswire feed on your site you will receive up to 3 free nationwide Press Releases for a year. This will allow Clubs to promote their local Skål events and promote Skål brand/ club in their local community.
Interested clubs should contact Jeanette Jirau at PR Newswire at Jeanette.Jirau@prnewswire.com to discuss this opportunity further.
Novatross
Skål USA has extended an proposal from the company who manages the Skål USA website to our members. Novatross will offer a special discounted price to build “micro sites” for Skål USA clubs who do not have a website. The company is offering to build the micro sites for just $300 per site. Please see the link below for a the description of a “Micro Site” and its advantages. You can also contact Chile Banks at Novatross at cbanks@novatross.com or (678) 381-0037 for more details.
Special Skål Website Deal, Exclusive Rates for Skål USA Members (10% off)!
A professionally designed website offers every club and organization a perfect marketing tool to connect and maintain communication with members, skål friends with other clubs, your local community as well as potential members. It helps leverage your organization utilizing the internet for fundraising, outreach programs, marketing your events and much more. Your website can also play a significant role in reducing administration tasks which will help you save time and money including freeing up your volunteers and Club Officers to focus on other priorities.
Key benefits of Wild Apricot website-based software:
- Affordable at a cost of $25 per month or if you pay at one time each year the annual cost is $270 or 10% discount.
- Cloud based software so back-up by the club is not needed.
- Website templates and hosting for quick and easy site set up. Website info is updated immediately and quicker than a word document.
- Membership management tracks, membership, dues, and other contacts that are potential members.
- Event Registration included and not additional costs for registrations including automated reminders to register or attend once registered to each event.
- Credit card processing via Paypal or other merchant processing systems with full encryption for security.
- Newsletter templates and email notification capability to all members and contacts for dues payments or events.
- Member access to database of club members with full profile for each member and members-only capability if a club wants to limit access to certain information.
- Financial management of payments, receivables, open invoice tracking and easy for download to Quickbooks or Excel. Full set of financial report templates included and no extra fees.
Contact Rick Singer at SI Washington if you are interested in getting your club set up with a new website and membership management system. You can contact him at (443) 801-2200 or rick.s.singer@gmail.com.
Special Skål Trade Show/Reception Program Exclusive Rates for Skål Members
If you are a travel arranger (travel agent, etc.) and wish to attend one of our shows click here
If your offer a travel product or service read on:
You need to exhibit at our mini-trade show receptions. It is the most efficient way to come face-to-face with the best Travel Agents, Meeting Planners, Group Coordinators and Event Planners. Our evening shows are exclusively for professional travel arrangers and are not open to the public. Join many of your fellow Skålleagues who are gaining sales and market share in these tough economic times. We highlight the smaller and mid-sized markets where the buyers are anxious (and grateful) to see you. Our shows are “small enough to be personal and large enough to be profitable” and offer lots of one-on-one time.
Skål International will have a table at every show. Click Here for details