40 candidates participate in the Provincial Room Service Competition in Nghe An

Attending the opening ceremony were Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong - Director of the Department of Tourism; representatives of the Provincial Civil Servants' Union; leaders of the Provincial Tourism Association and 40 contestants from 20 accommodation establishments across the province.

Over the years,Nghe An tourismhas developed strongly, achieved a fairly stable growth rate, contributed significantly to the socio-economic development and budget revenue of the province, created jobs and stable income for tens of thousands of workers in the area. Nghe An has gradually become an attractive and friendly tourist destination for millions of visitors.

Along with that, the hotel and motel system has increased significantly, the scale and quality have been improved. Up to now, the whole province has 928 accommodation establishments with 22,032 rooms, including 4 5-star hotels, 10 4-star hotels, 27 3-star hotels and nearly 20 1-2 star hotels, capable of serving 5-7 million visitors/year and organizing national and international events.

In the first 10 months of 2024, Nghe An Tourism has had positive growth, the whole province welcomed 8,780,000 visitors, reaching 115% over the same period in 2023, of which the number of overnight visitors reached 5,540,000; international visitors reached 93,200; total revenue from tourists reached 27,075 billion VND. This result is thanks to the great efforts of the whole industry and the contribution of those who directly serve tourists.

Room service staff are the ones who have been helping tourists have comfortable moments of rest and good sleep at the hotel after a day of sightseeing or stressful work.

The 2024 Provincial Room Service Competition aims to continue improving the quality of human resources, skills, and professionalism of room service staff at the provincial level.accommodation, and at the same time honoring good skills. This is also the basis for selecting candidates to participate in the second North Central Region Room Competition in 2024.

The 2024 Provincial Housekeeping Competition will consist of 2 rounds: in the preliminary round, candidates will take a theoretical multiple-choice test on Housekeeping (30 minutes); introduce themselves and the tourist accommodation facility where they are working (5 minutes); practice making beds (10 minutes).

In the final round, contestants will compete in the following sections: Making and decorating a bed according to a theme of their choice (20 minutes); presenting the meaning and introducing unique features in the decoration (5 minutes); drawing lots to answer situational questions.

The contest is expected to close on November 13.