D o you own a house with some spare rooms? Does this make you wonder how you can make money from the extra rooms? Homestay is what you are looking for. Homestays contribute 13 percent of the total accommodations of the top travel destinations in around the globe. This shows how good of a business homestay can be. However if this is new to your ears and eyes, we will try to make you understand things related to Homestay via this blog. We will discuss everything from what exactly is a homestay to how to start a homestay business of your own. Stay tuned.
To put it simply homestay is a form of accommodation in which the host i.e., the owner and his family provides lodging to the visitors in their own home. The room rented out for the visitors is either a spare room in the owner’s home or a quarter nearby. As a host you can either offer meals or can give them a separate kitchen to cook their own food. The concept is somewhat similar to bed and breakfast. The investment cost and labor is low as you already have the space and all you have to do is to renovate it and give it an appreciative look.
Choosing a homestay can be a win-win situation for both the host and the visitor. If we talk about the visitors homestay is advantageous to them in following ways:
Now before knowing how to start a homestay business I’m sure you must want to know how it will benefit you. So here it is:
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To start a homestay business you have to keep a few things in your mind and the most important of them all is the license. We shall talk about the license in detail later in this blog. But before that I’ve prepared a 8 step guide on how to start a homestay business.
Step 1: Give your spare rooms an aesthetic makeover. Don’t overdo it. Sophistication is what we are looking for here.
Step 2: Get your homestay registered with the ministry of tourism. You will get a license after that. Now you are ready to roll.
Step 3: Make sure to register yourself with some popular websites providing info about homestays to the travellers. This will get you your first customers.
Step 4: Basic amenities like- good internet connection, clear drinking water, good electricity supply, clean and hygienic room and toilet, facility of proper disposal of garbage and other should be included in your homestay.
Step 5: Charge reasonable fees, make your homestay venture affordable, provide itemized billing system guarantees cost clarity, charging only for chosen services. Experience a budget-friendly journey into starting your homestay business with confidence and ease.
Step 6: Ask the visitors to give honest feedback.
Step 7: Follow up with the feedback and make changes in your homestay accordingly.
Step 8: Do promotions on social media and other platforms. Click eye catchy pictures of the homestay and post it.
I hope through this I was able to answer how to start a homestay business. Homestay business can be a great option if you own a big house and have fewer family members residing in that house. With low investment cost and good remuneration this is certainly a lucrative startup. Another merit of this is that you don’t have to leave your home to make money. Instead you are making money from your home.
Q. WHO CAN APPLY FOR A LICENSE?
A. Both an individual or a family.
Q. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPARE ROOMS FOR THE ACCOMODATION?
A. Minimum 2 rooms and maximum 5 rooms.
Q. DO THE FAMILY HAVE TO RESIDE WITH THE OWNER?
A. Yes, it is mandatory for the family to reside with the owner in the same establishment.
Q. CAN ONE GET THE LICENSE EVEN IF HE DOESN’T SPEAKS ENGLISH?
A. One of the family members should know English.
