Definition of homestay

Home stay is a form of tourism or home stay can be defined as public or inhabitants of a village which provides space or room to let to tourists. This home stay program is done to accommodate the shortage of hotel rooms in “some places”. Some place is rural areas is don’t has guesthouses, hotels, resorts and chalets.Advantages of home stay is a allows the visitor to rent a room from local family to better learn the local family to better learn the local lifestyle,While home stays can occur in any destination worldwide, some countries do more to encourage home stay than others as a means of developing their tourism industry.

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Homestay" offers a distinctive style of living with emphasis on warm and friendly hospitality within private homes. This is your chance to experience the genuine Malaysian lifestyle at reasonable price. There are today 10 villages whre tourists can experience the different types of living. They can stay with their hosts and participate in their daily activities. An interesting program to the means of getting the first-hand information on the Malaysian or Pahang lifestyle.First developed in 1980s, this program is an extension of the student exchange program where a young Malaysia student stayed with their adopted family for a certain period whilst undergoing their everyday lives or activities. It gained better popularity when foreign students began to participate in the exchange program.

HomestayMalaysia's friendly traditional communities have opened up their homes to foreign guests so they can have a taste of the kampung or village lifestyle to cherish for a lifetime. Experiencing a homestay in a traditional village is perhaps one of the fastest and easiest ways to get to know the real Malaysia. You will discover that things here move at a slightly slower pace than in the city, and for those who relish the quiet calm of the rustic life, this is possibly as good as it gets. Homestay guests will not just be immersed in the lifestyle of the locals; they will also quickly establish a bond with their warm and welcoming families who will treat them like family.Visitors will experience the full spectrum of village life. Home-cooking lessons and meal times will surely be a memorable part of your stay. The wide variety and sumptuousness of painstakingly prepared dishes can sometimes be enough to confuse most people! Guests will learn how to prepare the food. This might include gathering, cooking and washing it as well.The lucky few will also have the opportunity to harvest fruits that are in season or try their skill at plucking coconuts out of palm trees 30-40 ft. above the ground with a bamboo pole! Spend time with the children after they return from school and indulge in traditonal games that are still popular, such as kite flying, top-spinning, and congkak. Or you can choose to explore your surroundings, spend some time at the local pond, trying your hand at riverside fishing or perhaps indulge in a spot of farming a la Malaysia. In the evenings, you'll enjoy cultural dances, musical performances and even a mock-wedding, all of which you will be encouraged to participate in. Experience the charm of Malay traditions that have been preserved throughout the ages, which remain very much alive. Live with your hosts, eat with them, be a part of their family. And when you return home, take with you a memorable cultural experience, and the friendships of a family happy to welcome you whenever you return to Malaysia!The amenities in Malaysian villages offer basic comforts. Electricity and running water are available all over Malaysia, while all these villages are connected to big cities via modern highways and public transport. The kampungs, or villages, that are involved in the homestay programme are committed to ensuring that you experience village-style living first-hand. and are used to welcoming a variety of foreign guests from around the world. These kampungs have been carefully selected and conform with strict guidelines set by the Ministry of Tourism so as to bring out the best of Malaysia. For a cultural experience like no other, the time is now, the place is Malaysia.KEY TIPS:Approach the homestay experience with an open heart and mind. This cultural experience is likely to be very different from anything you have experienced before. Malaysians remove their shoes before entering their homes. Although your hosts eat with their hands, you are welcome to use cutlery if you do not know how to eat with your hands gracefully. In Malaysia, men and women who are not related do not hug and kiss each other.

Benefiting from homestay

Sihani Ali, 60, can speak and understand a little Korean and Japanese.

Rather usual for a person from Kampung Haji Dorani Who has not set foot in either country, nor learnt foreign languages in school.

Instead, he picked up some foreign phrases from his "adopted foreign daugters", who stayed with him a few years ago under the Kampung Haji Dorani Homestay Programme.

He has also learnt a little bit more about Australian culture from his "daughter" Jamie Caldwell, who spent three days and two nights at the village recently.



I read this article at internet. New Straits Times. 07-04-2005