Attending the press conference include Ms. Hoang Thi Diep - Deputy Director General of the VNAT, Ms. Do Thi Hong Xoan - President of VHA, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Anh – Acting Deputy Director of the Hotel Department - VNAT, together representatives of departments of VNAT, the news agencies and newspapers located in Ha Noi.

Speaking about the National Hotel Front Office Competition 2010, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Anh said the competition aimed to honour front office staffs, give the opportunities to exchange, inquire experience, improve their special skills and quality to serve tourists, and this is also the time for officials and staffs working in tourism-related fields and those interested in tourism activities know more about the hotel front office job.

Over 100 shortlist contestants are outstanding faces that have pass the preliminary round at the local represent for 25 cities and provinces nationwide will gather to the competition in Ha Noi.

The organizing committee has invited lecturers from tourism universities, colleges and vocational schools in major cities, experts in business management and the representatives of tourism state management to join into the board of examiners.

Answering questions from reporters, Ms. Do Thi Hong Xoan said that nowadays the quality of human resources in tourism industry is still weak and not equal between cities and provinces. Therefore, this competition is the opportunity for hotel front office staff to exchange and improve knowledge and professional skills.

Summarizing the press conference, Deputy General Director Hoang Thi Diep said that tour guides and hotel front office staffs are the first one communicating directly with tourists, so, along with the National Tour Guides Competition recently, VNAT continue to organize the contest the National Hotel Front Office Competition 2010 aim to improve the quality of tourism human resources, gradually perfect the service quality of Vietnam tourism. These competitions intend to promote the movement of training manpower in tourism-related businesses and cities and provinces, contributing to attract international visitors to Vietnam.

- The competition opening ceremony will take place on September 11, 2010 at the Hoa Binh (Peace) Hotel, 27 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ha Noi.

- The preliminary round will take place from September 12, 2010 until September 14, 2010 at the Vietnam Trade Union Hotel, 14 Tran Binh Trong, Ha Noi.

- The final round will take place at the Au Co Art Centre, 8 Huynh Thuc Khang, Ha Noi on September 15, 2010.