| |
Home stay opportunity- a home
away from home and a holiday with a local flavor!!
|
| A home stay
opportunity is a concept that is popular globally
but has been slow to catch on in a big way in India
as we remain entrenched with feelings of the lack
of security and communication misgivings one feels
with foreign guests; the demands on privacy one
may have to give up, minimal awareness of how to
go about planning, offering and managing house-guests
that are expected to follow house-rules and pay
for their meals and stay, as well as the fact that
most traditional Indian homes still have joint-family
system that requires the varied personalities of
different family members to be taken into consideration
before opening the doors to 'temporary members.' |
|
How the concept evolved on
home-shore: Indian home-stay opportunities
|
TOP |
| However, with
the new awakening of inter-cultural gatherings and
the eye-opening experiences afforded to most tradition-besot
families in terms of more family members going in
for higher education, further studies abroad and
big, empty houses with children having left the
nest for lifestyle changes, home stays have increasingly
become an attractive proposition for many Indian
homes that have the space to offer tourists on the
look out for cost-effective, cozy and welcoming
accommodation while also allowing home-owners to
earn an extra income without having to invest more
than housekeeping supplies and a cheery disposition.
(Frequent budget travelers add that even a grouchy
disposition for a home stay opportunities provider
is not an deterrent for them so long as the lodging
is clean, affordable and provides security with
a chance to experience some local flavor!)
With more young Indians leaving for foreign climes
to pursue further education and jobs, this left
scope for those offering hospitality to them while
in a distant land to also have the favor returned
by way of a mutual agreement of honoring the host
(abroad) with an invitation to India, courtesy
the home stay opportunities offered by parental
lodgings, traditionally known for their largesse.
Furthermore, with more disposable incomes on the
rise, a booming economy and greater demand of
Indians hot-footing it to foreign climes for leisure
and adventure travel, the need for this exchange
of cultures, best afforded by inter-changing offers
of home-stay opportunities has gained appreciable
ground based on mutual needs of global tourists
for friendly, favorable and inexpensive local
stay options as those afforded by home stay opportunities!
|
|
Where to find this elusive, exotic, traditional
and welcoming blend of homely and affordable home
stay opportunities in India: let's find out!
|
TOP |
- The Goa government is keen to rekindle the
original flavor of old Goa and revive the home-stay
concept that was a successful tourism tool as
long back as the early 1970's and 1980's. Goa's
Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister,
Dr Wilfred de Souza, revealing government's
plans lets us in on the buzz that with the help
of the Portugal government a revival of this
tourism business model should be possible by
also involving maximum local participation.
A special task force will study the current
market, form an umbrella company to bring all
home-stay projects under a common enterprise
and market the product to both Indian and international
markets so that nearly 6,000 additional rooms
will be available for the tourism industry in
Goa and its image is enhanced beyond beaches,
night-life, carnivals, religious tourism, snazzy
hotels and feni-guzzling tourists to local flavors
of old-worldly charms and beauty beyond malls
and multiplexes.
- Home stay opportunities are also afforded
by Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka home owners
that have listed themselves on the web to reach
out to maximum guests who wish to get a true
feel of this verdant countryside, enjoy the
ambience of rural South India and avail the
pleasures of Riceboat Cruises, Birding in Kerala,Wildlife
safaris, Adventure Travel and Eco-Tourism!
|
|
|
|
