On November 24, 2017, at the 6B meeting hall of Ton Duc Thang University, the final of the Hospitality Spirit contest was held successfully with much thrilling competition section and the enthusiastic cheers from 500 students of Faculty of Business Administration, especially Hospitality major.
Hospitality Spirit 2017 is a contest that is both academic and applied. After more than a month with many challenges, the five best teams in the finals were revealed: Victoria's Secret, F-Fight, Silver Tiger, The Missile and The Dream.
In this Final Gala Night, the Organizing Committee is honored to welcome:
- Ms. Pham Thuy To Nga – Front Office Manager REX Hotel.
- Mr. Do Vu Hoang Tung – Director of Business and Marketing Sealinks City.
- Ms. Dang Bich Van – Deputy General Director B.I.S Vietnam.
- Mr. Henry Nguyen Quoc Huy – Representative office and director of business in South East Asia and Pacific Handy Travel.
- Mr. Ho Kien Lan– Director of Sale and Marketing IBIS Saigon Hotel.
Besides that, the contest also has sponsored such as Vietnam Hospitality Network, REX Hotel SAIGON, Cuisine Work, Bon Café, Green Herbal Joint Stock Company, Hoan My Cuisine. Especially the participants from school’s leaders and the Faculty of Business Administration:
- MBA. Trinh Minh Huyen - Assistant Head of Ton Duc Thang University.
- Ph.D.Tran Trong Dao - Deputy Principal Ton Duc Thang University.
- Ph.D. Pham Thi Minh Ly - Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration.
- Mr. Nguyen Quang Tien - Head of Hospitality Department at Ton Duc Thang University.
The finale is where TOP 5 show off their talents and present their new business idea. The first round of the contest is "Talent". In this competition, each group impresses the audience and the jury by their special performances. Everybody enjoy the singing of Silver Tiger group; Mashup Attention and We do not talk anymore with Do Hoang Gian.
The group of candidates gives their views, contribute to renovating and refining the hotel services, meeting the needs of customers and improving business efficiency through the "Business Project Ideas"round. Each group presents the business project for 10 minutes and have 5 minutes to answer the questions from the jury. This is a difficult round because they need to be quick, clever and creative to give the persuasive answers. Throughout the contest, the teams have gained a more objective view of their ideas and received honest comments from the judges.
Five presentations - Five different color schemes with the business project about restaurants, hotels are very new and unique. TOP 5 try to show the audience that they are the best candidates in the finale. At the end of the journey, the highest ranking of the competition and the trophy belonged to F-Fight team with a confident attitude and the project "The old Vietnamese style hotel - Laviena" made a deep impression to the judges.
After more than a month, the Hospitality Spirit 2017 officially have a successful end. The Organizing would like to thank the School, the Faculty of Business Administration, the Sponsors and partners of the Academic Club - BAC, especially the audience who have supported the competition during the time. See you next year, the organizers promised to have more and more interesting contest.
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