Amity School of Hospitality, Amity University Haryana celebrated World Tourism Week 2020 between 21st September to 25th September 2020. Various competition organized during the event was following:
Innovative Itinerary Designing Competition
The objective to conduct ‘Innovative Itinerary Designing Competition’ was to examine the heights of innovation among participating students of Amity University Haryana in context with designing of an out of the box itinerary. Four students participated in the event.
Bengali Cuisine Culinary Workshop by Chef Dr. Kunal Seth
The objective was to showcase the most authentic preparation of ‘Kacha Golla’ using the standard recipe. ‘Kacha Golla’ is a famous sweet from Kolkata, West Bengal, made with Indian cottage cheese ie paneer. This highly demanding sweet is so light and has a melt in mouth itself. The event co-ordinator was Chef Dr. Kunal Seth. Firstly, he explained the recipe deliberately to the audience & afterthat, he started preparing the sweet step by step. The ‘Kacha Gola’ looked yummy & tempting & was largely appreciated by the audience.
Quiz Competition on Travel & Tourism
The objective to conduct ‘Quiz Competition on Travel & Tourism’ was to examine the level of knowledge & information with respect to international & national travel & tourism products, services, policies, issues, general awareness etc. among participating students of Amity University Haryana.
Thai Cuisine Culinary Workshop by Chef Mr. Subir Kumar Malakar
The objective was to showcase the most authentic preparation of ‘Chicken Panang Curry’. This curry belongs to ‘Thai Cuisine’. This curry is eaten worldwide. The speciality about this curry is that it is cooked in coconut milk. Fish sauce & shrimp paste are important ingredients in it. The event co-ordinator was Chef Mr. Subir Kumar Malakar. Firstly, he explained the recipe to the audience & afterthat, he started preparing the curry step by step. The curry looked yummy & tempting & was largely appreciated by the audience.
Haryanvi Cuisine Culinary Workshop by Chef Mr. Vinod Kumar
The objective was to showcase the most authentic preparation of haryanvi food items namely Khatte ka Saag, Gochani & Bajre ki Roti, Kachri ki Sabzi, Laal Mirch & Lahsun ki Chutney & Chhach. The event co-ordinator was Chef Mr. Vinod Kumar. Firstly, he explained the recipe to the audience & afterthat, he started preparing the food items one by one. The haryanvi food items looked yummy & tempting & was largely appreciated by the audience.
Destination Story Telling Competition
The objective to conduct ‘Destination Story Telling Competition’ was to let the participating students of Amity University Haryana cherish their memories & tell the story of their most memorable journey, hotel stay, sightseeing & tourist destination.
Travel Blogging Workshop
The objective was to provide the most appropriate & relevant information & knowledge to the audience about how to start writing a travel blog. The venue for the event was MS Teams. This workshop demonstrated entire process of writing a travel blog starting from finding a perfect name for your blog, setting-up hosting for your blog, installing wordpress, working of blog’s dashboard, downloading theme, designing logo, installing essential plugins, building audience & making money.
Best Green Initiative/Sustainable Environment Challenge
The objective to conduct ‘Best Green Initiative/Sustainable Environment Challenge’ was to let the participating students of Amity University Haryana come-up & present the most innovative green initiatives. Green initiatives like attaching a grindstone to a workout cycling machine at home to grind foodgrains, making biogas from human urine, see-saw in parks used to pull-out underground water for irrigating the park, using solar panels on roof-top for generating electricity, pedestrial tracks/roadside pavements used for generating electricity, replacing plastic/polythene bags with bio-degradable cloth bags etc. All the contestants were instructed to provide profound details associated with their green initiative like installation cost, benefits, feasibility & sustainability