Zhang Rungang, Vice President and Secretary General of China Tourism Association, Yue Bin, Deputy Director of Shandong Tourism Development Committee, Cui Dezhi, Director of Qingdao Tourism Development Committee, Wang Kunxin, Vice President of Tourism Education Branch of China Tourism Association, Party Secretary of Zhejiang Tourism Vocational College and other leaders attended the meeting Competition opening and closing ceremonies.

A total of 789 contestants from 256 colleges and universities in 29 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country signed up for the competition. Many colleges and universities sent representatives to observe, study and exchange, and more than 5,000 teachers and students participated in various activities. The competition is divided into three groups: undergraduate colleges, higher vocational colleges and secondary vocational schools. There are four competitions: Chinese style bed making, western food banquet table setting, Chinese food banquet table setting and cocktail mixing. The comprehensive theoretical knowledge assessment and on-site practical operation There are three competition sessions with the oral English test. After 2 days and 3 nights of competition and the standardized judgment of the referee group, the first, second and third prizes and winning prizes for each group were finally produced, and the outstanding organization award, group award and outstanding contribution award were selected.

There are six highlights in this year's competition: First, the scale of the competition is the largest ever, and its influence is increasing day by day, which confirms that this competition conforms to the law of hotel professional education and talent training, and reflects the "inclusiveness" of student participation. Students are encouraged to Everyone becomes a talent and benefits a wide range. Second, the positioning of the competition is more clear, promoting "innovation, optimization and improvement". This competition is currently the only competition in China that fully covers undergraduate education in secondary and higher vocational schools. In order to enhance the pertinence and adaptability of talent training, it is divided into three groups for the first time: undergraduates, higher vocational colleges, and secondary vocational schools; scoring standards, question bank design, etc. , increase the connection with the application of the hotel industry and market trends, more down-to-earth, in line with the reality of the hotel, and highlight the guidance of the players' innovative ability. The third is that the competition has become an extension of the classroom, and the effect of promoting teaching and learning through competitions is remarkable. During the competition process, the instructors and contestants deepened their understanding of the hotel profession and industry reality through the guidance of the competition rules and scoring standards and the analysis and guidance of the post-competition review meeting, improved the teaching level, and broadened their horizons. The fourth is the R&D and operation of the competition system to provide technical support for fairness and justice. In order to improve the operation efficiency of the competition and standardize the examination and evaluation, the tourism education branch and the educational technology enterprise customized the research and development registration system and scoring system, realized the whole process management of the competition, and further guaranteed the fairness and justice of the competition. Fifth, the transformation and application of competition results has been accelerated, and the role of the platform has been continuously enhanced. A series of materials such as the scoring standards and test questions of this competition have been cited as courseware by many colleges and universities. The compilation of the competition materials will be organized to further promote the transformation of the results of the competition and benefit more tourism schools. Sixth, the competition was successfully held in Qingdao, setting a new benchmark. As a major tourism province, Shandong has cultivated a number of high-quality tourism colleges. Qingdao Hotel Management Vocational and Technical College invested manpower, material resources, financial resources and intelligence for the competition, established a set of smooth competition process, provided a standardized and orderly competition environment, and more than 640 teacher and student volunteers worked hard.

The National Tourism College Service Skills Competition was initiated by the Education Branch of the China Tourism Association. After nine years of hard work, it has developed into the largest brand event in the field of tourism education in my country, covering all middle and higher vocational colleges. A good stage for knowledge and comprehensive quality is an important platform for tourism colleges to display their school-running achievements, meet the needs of the industry, and promote inter-school exchanges. Attracting graduates to start a business in the tourism industry has played a guiding and promoting role, and has a wide influence in the tourism education and industry circles.