THE revenue from the homestay programme increased by 26.78% to RM15.7mil last year, said Deputy Tourism Minister Datuk Dr James Dawos Mamit. Tourist participation in the programme also increased by 29.8% to 254,981 people.
“The homestay programme, created in 1995 to promote eco-tourism, has proven to be a huge income earner,” he told Datuk Md Sirat Abu (BN – Bukit Katil).
The deputy minister said in terms of tourist arrivals, the programme saw an increase of 21.6% – from 161,561 tourists in 2009 to 196,472 in 2010.
“However, the programme needs some improvement as the main complaints are the lack of public infrastructure in the rural areas. We will provide the funds to improve them,” he added.
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