Secretary of MoTCA, Mr. Kishore Thapa said, “The home stay idea has been started with a working policy of five years, the rule for home stay would be concluded only after 5-10 years.

Spokesperson of MoTCA, Mr. Laxman Bhattarai said, “The operating policy of home stay will be efficient from August 17, 2010, for Nepal, home stay is a new tourism idea that supplies economical adjustment to foreign tourists.

The prime aim of home stay is to enhance rural people’s participation in the tourism sector. It will also aid self employment possibilities to increase in rural areas. In behold of upcoming year, long crusade Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011, the government has validated the home stay idea for Nepal.

For catering to tourists in the utmost season comprising the extra flow of tourists as part of NTY 2011, the government agencies are creating awareness and giving training in home stay to the rural population.

Under the home stay idea, anybody who has a home with at least 4 rooms can use the empty rooms for tourists’ home stay. The household should be able to give a taste of the local culture and food. As per the government rules for home stay, any house owner who would like to function home stay at his home should register at the Local Home stay Management Committee. The house owner must be able to give hygienic and well facilitated rooms and services.

A home stay is a cultural exchange in which a person visiting or temporarily staying in another country lives with a family in the host country. There are home stays for short periods (one night or a weekend) and for longer periods.