Salang: Offer unique homestay package

SARIKEI: Homestay operators in the state have been urged to be more sensitive to market needs, especially in creating packages and unique tourism products to attract more tourists.

Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Culture Datuk Joseph Salang told operators in the rural areas that their daily activities like pepper farming, rubber tapping, planting and harvesting of paddy, poultry or animal rearing and fish catching could be an attractive package that they could offer.

He said they could also include cultural activities like learning traditional dances, cooking and songs.

“I am sure if you can have the activities in your package, you will be able to attract more tourists,” he said at the National Homestay Certificate presentation to 13 homestay operators at Rumah Nyuka Itam in Lubok Lemba, Ulu Sarikei here on Saturday.

Ministry of Tourism permanent secretary Datu Ik Pahon Joyik, state Tourism Ministry deputy director Radiah Muhamad and Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) Sibu executive Rudi Anoi were among those present at the function.

Salang, who is also Julau MP, also urged homestay operators registered with the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) to take every opportunity provided by the government to uplift their standard of living as it had a special provision to provide them with assistance to upgrade their facilities.

He cited the assistance as the upgrading of community halls, landscaping, upgrading of rural roads, signboards and more.

“I was informed that under the Tenth Malaysia Plan, MOT has approved a total of RM5.659 million for upgrading of 19 homestay facilities nationwide.

“I believe with your involvement in this programme, it will bring good income to the longhouses and villages,” he said.

Salang was happy to note that the homestay programme had been well received by the rural people.

To date, he said, Sarawak had 26 homestays in 30 villages registered with MOT – the highest in the country.

Rumah Nyuka is the first homestay registered with MOT in Sarikei Division.

The 45-door traditional Iban longhouse built from ‘belian’ (hardwood) is about 40 minutes’ drive from Sarikei town and about two hours’ drive from Sibu.

The dwellers of the 50-year-old longhouse are mostly pepper and paddy farmers as well as rubber tappers.

So far the longhouse had received 1,335 tourists, of whom 80 per cent were Europeans, since the homestay programme was started there in 2009.

Source: Borneo Post Online, Sarawak.

Homestay adalah suatu Industri

Homestay sebagaimana tajuk posting ini adalah suatu Industri. Ia sedang berkembang dengan begitu pesat dengan dorongan dan beberapa inisiatif yang telah dan sedang diambil oleh kerajaan. Tetapi dalam Belanjawan 2012 yang baru dibentangkan oleh kerajaan Malaysia baru-baru ini, tidak ada langkah atau initiatif dalam bentuk galakan pelaburan, insentif percukaian yang kelihatan, hanya mungkin ia berada dalam bentuk pakej galakan pelancungan yang di pelopori oleh kerajaan. Walaubagaimanapun, saya sebagai orang baru yang mula berkecimpung dalam Industri Homestay secara berskala kecil akan cuba menerobos, meneroka dan mengkaji Industri Homestay ini dan berkongsi pendapat, pengetahuan dan pengalaman saya bersama-sama tuan-tuan agar memperoleh munafaat yang besar dalam perniagaan Homestay.

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Homestay

Homestay is a form of tourism and/or study abroad program that allows the visitor to rent a room from a local family to better learn the local lifestyle as well as improve their language ability. While homestays can occur in any destination worldwide, some countries do more to encourage homestay than others as a mean of developing their tourism industry. Hosting a homestay participant also allows the local family to earn some additional, needed income. Having low profitability, as it is, homestay can not be regarded as strictly commercial activity, but more of cross cultural exchange. Students generally arrange a homestay with their school or educational institution, but can also informally arrange to stay with a family through social connections, and through a variety of private agencies. There are a number of online homestay agencies that connect student with hosts all over the world (usually for a nominal fee).

Source: Wikipedia. 

Selamat Datang ke Blog Homestay Sungai Petani.

Assalamualaikum dan Selamat Datang ke Blog saya berkaitan dengan sebuah Homestay di Sungai Petani. Dalam blog ini juga saya akan berkongsi tip-tip berkaitan dengan kesihatan, tip memulakan perniagaan yang murah dan mudah serta tip bagaimana menceburi Perniagaan Internet dari rumah dengan modal kecil sahaja. Tidak ketinggalan juga isu-isu semasa yang menarik. 

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Sekian Salam Hormat.

Mohammad Shafi Ali