By CHEN SUE YEE | Programme Manager
Homestay is a popular form of hospitality and lodging whereby visitors share a residence with a local of the place to which they are travelling for an authentic holiday experience. There are around 20 homestays on Mantanani Island. Unfortunately, these homestays are not popular among tourists who visited the island due to lack of marketing.
In an effort to help the locals to create a robust homestay market so that they can compete with chalets or resorts on the island, recently, Reef Check Malaysia organised Homestay Improvement Programme for homestay operators on the island. The programme had more than 20 participants and the trainings were given by certified trainers from Homestays and Kampungstay Association, Fire Department, Marine Research Foundation, Sabah Homestays as well as Reef Check Malaysia.
Some of trainings given to the participants are homestay management, package development, safety and emergency, biodiversity conservation, cultural awareness, bookkeeping and accountant, and others. It is hope with these training, the locals can diversify and improve the services that they provide, effectively market their package and service, able to manage their operation well, and thus giving them the competitive edge.
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