On January 12, the first regional semi-final of the presidential platform's Masters of Hospitality competition opened at the Velvet Seasons hotel in Sochi. "Russia is a land of opportunity". The National Union of Industry is a co-organizer of the competition. Hospitality (OSIG). The semi-finals will feature 113 contestants from the Krasnodar Territory and other regions of Russia who demonstrated the best results in the remote testing stage and presented their projects related to the tourism industry.
The opening ceremony of the semi-final was attended by the General Director of the ANO "Russia - Land of Opportunities" Alexey Komissarov and the President of OSIG Grant Babasyan.
General Director of the ANO "Russia - Land of Opportunities" Alexey Komissarov He said that a total of 21,095 applications were received for the competition, with representatives from all 85 regions of Russia participating in the project.
"Residents of 15 regions are participating in the challenges today and tomorrow. Krasnodar has the largest number of semi-finalists, with 72 people. Rostov-on-Don is in second place with 16, and Moscow is in third place with 14 people. The easternmost region, Zabaykalsky Krai, is represented by one competitor. Representatives from absolutely every sector of the tourism industry are participating in the "Masters of Hospitality" competition. Among the participants in the Olympic semi-final today are the "Best Amateur Guide of Russia 2018," a travel mom, a bike collector, travel bloggers (twin brothers), the "Best Tour Guide of Sochi 2019," tourism instructors, and hotel employees," he noted.
During the semi-finals, contestants will solve individual and group analytical tasks, present their projects, and participate in training and communication events with invited experts. Over the course of two days—February 12 and 13—competition participants will undergo a comprehensive assessment of their business and personal qualities.
"One of the conditions for reaching the semifinals of the 'Masters of Hospitality' competition is the development of an original project related to the tourism industry. During the remote stage, participants presented 1,567 hospitality initiatives. They will be evaluated by experts, and the best will undergo acceleration," said the competition mentor, President of the National Union of the Hospitality Industry, and General Director of the Mriya Resort & Spa. Grant Babasyan.
Among the experts at the semi-finals in Sochi: the director of the Masters of Hospitality competition Evgeny Malygin; Head of Partner Relations at ANO "Russia - Land of Opportunities" Anton Serikov; executive director of ATOR Maya Lomidze; famous TV presenter and blogger Sergey DolyaDeputy General Director of the Rosa Khutor resort Anton Stavenko; Chairman of the South Organization of RASO-South Alexey Gvintovkin; Director of the Higher School of Business of the Southern Federal University, member of the National Academy of Tourism Sergey GoryainovRector of Sochi State University Galina Romanova, Director of the Tourpomoshch Association Alexander Osaulenko and others.
Based on the results of the semi-finals, the best contestants will be selected to participate in the project's finals. The "Masters of Hospitality" semi-finals will be held in February and March in eight more Russian cities: Tula, Pyatigorsk, Samara, Yalta, Ufa, Salekhard, Kaliningrad, and Irkutsk.
"Based on the results of the semi-finals, only 200 semi-finalists will be invited to the final competition, and only 50 will receive the title of 'Master of Hospitality,'" recalled the general director of the ANO "Russia - Land of Opportunities." Alexey Komissarov at the opening ceremony of the competition.
"Almost every finalist will receive a prize—grant awards for project implementation, certificates for training at Skolkovo, the Travel Business School, and the Sletat.ru Academy will be up for grabs in the finals. Fifty people will have the opportunity to participate in a mentoring program. In addition, all finalists may receive invitations to intern at leading companies and organizations," noted the director of the "Masters of Hospitality" competition. Evgeny Malygin.
It should be noted that the competition is being implemented within the framework of the federal project "Social Lifts for Everyone" of the national project "Education".
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The All-Russian professional competition "Masters of Hospitality" launched on November 13. The project's goal is to unlock the potential of professionals, foster new traditions, and raise service standards and the prestige of professions in tourism and hospitality. In addition to the knowledge and competencies of participants, the competition will also evaluate their original hospitality projects. The best projects will receive support and be implemented in Russia's regions. The competition is co-organized by the National Union of the Hospitality Industry (NUHI).
Fifty contestants will be named winners. All will have the opportunity to participate in a mentoring program with industry leaders and government officials. Twenty-five of them will also receive a certificate for a special educational program at the Skolkovo School of Management in Moscow. All finalists may also receive invitations to internships with government agencies, leading companies, and organizations.
The "Masters of Hospitality" competition consists of several stages: registration and selection, regional semi-finals, and the final. Over 20,000 participants registered for the competition following the application process. During the selection stage (online testing), competition experts assessed general and professional knowledge, intellectual abilities, and management competencies.
Regional semi-finals will be held from February to April in nine Russian regions. The final will take place in April 2020 and will bring together 200 industry experts. The winners will be mentored by renowned restaurateurs, hoteliers, and hospitality managers. The competition's best projects may be implemented with the support of the Federal Passenger Company, Rostourism, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation.
Source: trn-news.ru