The contest serves as a useful platform to enhance the quality of tour guides. (Illustrative photo: A tour guide introducing Thai Hai Reserve Area of Ecological Houses-on-stilts Ethnic Village to visitors)

Accordingly, participants are Vietnamese citizens who are working in or interested in the tourism sector within the province, including licensed tour guides, on-site guides at tourist attractions, as well as officials, civil servants, public employees and workers in the tourism industry. Each commune or ward with a typical tourist site will nominate one contestant; units such as the provincial museum, the Tourism Promotion and Development Center and the Management Board of Special National Relic Sites of the province may nominate from 2 to 4 contestants; travel businesses must register at least 1 contestant.

Visitors exploring and learning about the Museum of the Cultures of Vietnam's Ethnic Groups (illustrative photo)

The contest is expected to take place over two days, from April 9 to April 10, 2026, at May Plaza Hotel (Phan Dinh Phung Ward, Thai Nguyen Province). The Organizing Committee will award 1 First Prize, 2 Second Prizes, 3 Third Prizes and 5 Consolation Prizes to outstanding contestants.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will take the lead in organizing the contest, in coordination with relevant units to prepare necessary conditions, develop content and programs and ensure the contest is conducted objectively, effectively and economically. At the same time, agencies, units, localities and tourism enterprises are encouraged to actively promote and mobilize participation, contributing to improving the quality of the province’s tourism human resources.

Contestants must register and submit their presentations to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism before March 24, 2026.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the provincial Tourism Association, will also organize training sessions to update knowledge and professional skills for tour guides in 2026 (Illustrative photo)

The contest aims to enhance knowledge, professional qualifications and skills of tour guides; create opportunities for exchange, learning and sharing experience in presentation and guiding skills; and contribute to promoting historical sites, tourist attractions and tourism products of the province, thereby attracting greater interest from both residents and visitors.