Final of the 2nd competition for young French-speaking tour guides “To love to guide”

On the morning of September 24, 2022, the second final of the competition for young French-speaking tour guides “Love to Guide” was held in the Vu Dinh Lien Hall of Hanoi National University.

The competition is organized by the French-speaking tourism club – La Route des Découvertes – with the aim of creating an environment for exchange, learning and improving knowledge and level of French. This enables students who are enthusiastic about the profession to be more self-confident in the future.

Final of the competition for young French-speaking tour guides

Horizon Vietnam Travel is proud to act as a juror and co-sponsor of this competition together with the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF), the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), the French Embassy in Vietnam, the Wallonia-Brussels Representation in Vietnam and other travel agencies.

Mr Ta Duy Bau (first man) – Director of Horizon Vietnam Travel in the competition jury

Almost a month after its launch, the competition attracted great attention and the active participation of numerous students from Hanoi’s French-speaking universities. We received registrations from 17 candidates from universities in Hanoi. The jury selected 5 outstanding groups of candidates for the final round.

Following the success of the first season of “Love to Lead” (in June 2021), the French-speaking tourism club – La Route des Découvertes – coordinated with the French faculty and partner institutions to organize the second season, maintaining the original objectives and renewing the theme and format of the competition.

The presentation of a group in the final

In the final, the jury and audience experienced the competition and eloquence of the candidates’ French-language presentations about Vietnam’s travel destinations. In addition, the jury also presented hypothetical situations to evaluate the candidates’ ability to deal with the situations that arise during a trip. Finally, the jury chose the best “tourism ambassador” of the second season:

First prize: Group Athenoux with candidates Le Hoang Anh & Nguyen Thi Thu Huong from the Faculty of French Language and Culture – University of Foreign Languages – Hanoi National University.

Mr. Vu Van Tuyen – Vice President of the Vietnamese Association for Community-Based Tourism presents the first prize to the winning group

Second Prize: Nguyen Thi Huong Thao – Faculty of French Language and Culture – University of Foreign Languages – Hanoi National University.

Mrs. Nathalie Lambert, expert from the Wallonia-Brussels representation in Vietnam, presents the second prize

Third prize:

Group Vu The Anh & Ha Thi Thu Hoai – Faculty of French Language and Culture – University of Foreign Languages – Hanoi National University.

Group Vu Duc Vinh & Nguyen Thi Tu Hao – Hanoi Medical University

Group Thu Uyen – Xuan Phuong – Faculty of French Language and Culture – University of Foreign Languages – Hanoi National University.

Ms. Lisa Bagès – Education and Digital Cooperation Officer of the French Embassy in Vietnam, Mr. Ta Duy Bau – Director of Horizon Vietnam Travel and Mr. Nguyen Minh Thang – Co-Founder of ILotus Tours present the third prize.

Mr Ta Duy Bau and the candidates