Wednesday, March 7, 2012

HOMESTAY BUSINESS GROWING

Homestay operators in Sarawak earned RM978,703.62 last year, an increase of over 25 per cent compared with RM780,952.36 in 2010.

According to the Tourism Ministry's statistics, 12,612 tourists took up the homestay packages in the state in 2011, compared with 9,384 previously.

To date, a total of 409 homestay operators have been registered by the ministry in Sarawak to provide 539 accommodation facilities.

The accommodation provided is either in the form of individual traditional houses or longhouses.

The homestay operators come from several ethnic groups in the state

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