As many as 32,115 students from 1,726 high schools nationwide have thusfar participated the “Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism”quiz, as heard at a press conference held on April 10 in Hanoi.
The three-round competition, jointly held by the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism, Thanh nien (Young People) newspaper and theSaigon College of Art, Culture and Tourism, was launched on January 9.
It aims to encourage youth to explore environmentally andsocially responsible tourism through the sustainable use of naturalresources, cultural heritages and the national sea and islandsovereignty.
Contestants can register online until April30 at the websites of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism atwww .vietnamtourism.gov, Thanh nien newspaper at www.thanhnien.com.vnand Saigon College of Art, Culture and Tourism atwww.saigonact.edu.vn.
The first round of the competition poses20 multiple-choice questions and an auxiliary query. The one hundredcontestants with the highest points will enter the second round in May,during which they will have to answer 20 questions and write a 500-700word essay related to the contest’s topic.
The top 20respondents will compete in the final round broadcasted live from Ho ChiMinh City from June 8-15 for a total prize of 175 million VND (8,140USD).
The top five contestants will also win a trans-Vietnamtour, and the top 100 participants from the first round will receive afull scholarship for a course at the Saigon College of Art, Cultureand Tourism.-VNA
The three-round competition, jointly held by the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism, Thanh nien (Young People) newspaper and theSaigon College of Art, Culture and Tourism, was launched on January 9.
It aims to encourage youth to explore environmentally andsocially responsible tourism through the sustainable use of naturalresources, cultural heritages and the national sea and islandsovereignty.
Contestants can register online until April30 at the websites of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism atwww .vietnamtourism.gov, Thanh nien newspaper at www.thanhnien.com.vnand Saigon College of Art, Culture and Tourism atwww.saigonact.edu.vn.
The first round of the competition poses20 multiple-choice questions and an auxiliary query. The one hundredcontestants with the highest points will enter the second round in May,during which they will have to answer 20 questions and write a 500-700word essay related to the contest’s topic.
The top 20respondents will compete in the final round broadcasted live from Ho ChiMinh City from June 8-15 for a total prize of 175 million VND (8,140USD).
The top five contestants will also win a trans-Vietnamtour, and the top 100 participants from the first round will receive afull scholarship for a course at the Saigon College of Art, Cultureand Tourism.-VNA
