Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 committee is busy developing programmes to create awareness for homestay and catering to tourists in the peak season at the rural level. The committee has also developed a concept to increase rural people's participation in the development of the homestay in villages. "We have designed a concept of homestay for different parts of the country," said Dhurba Narayan Shrestha, member of NTY 2011 working committee and Nepal Tourism Board. "But the people need to be trained," he said, adding that any individual or a community willing to start homestay can contact NTY committee and will get support in training. The committee has allocated Rs 30 million budget to train people for quality homestay at rural areas. "The concept of homestay on one hand grants quality staying facility to tourist even in the rural areas and on the other hand it can also help maintain economic condition of rural areas, generating self employment," he said. Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation (MoTCA) had approved a short-term policy for homestay to boost new tourist destinations in the country. The concept allows tourists to stay with locals in their homes provided the dwellings have basic amenities needed for tourists. The concept has been launched with a working policy of five years for the time being. The working policy of homestay became effective from August 17, 2010. Under the homestay concept, anyone having a house with at least four rooms can use the vacant rooms for tourists. Source:thehimalayantimes
The committee has also developed a concept to increase rural people's participation in the development of the homestay in villages. "We have designed a concept of homestay for different parts of the country," said Dhurba Narayan Shrestha, member of NTY 2011 working committee and Nepal Tourism Board. "But the people need to be trained," he said, adding that any individual or a community willing to start homestay can contact NTY committee and will get support in training.
The committee has allocated Rs 30 million budget to train people for quality homestay at rural areas. "The concept of homestay on one hand grants quality staying facility to tourist even in the rural areas and on the other hand it can also help maintain economic condition of rural areas, generating self employment," he said.
Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation (MoTCA) had approved a short-term policy for homestay to boost new tourist destinations in the country. The concept allows tourists to stay with locals in their homes provided the dwellings have basic amenities needed for tourists.
The concept has been launched with a working policy of five years for the time being.
The working policy of homestay became effective from August 17, 2010.
Under the homestay concept, anyone having a house with at least four rooms can use the vacant rooms for tourists.
Source:thehimalayantimes