: a stay at a residence by a traveler and especially by a visiting foreign student who is hosted by a local family
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The online homestay platform has just launched a new category titled Icons that will bring travelers extraordinary experiences steeped in music, film, television, sports, and more.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Families can also hang their hats in a local homestay with a Bhutanese family and learn how to make traditional cuisine.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
In fact, over the past several years, various CBT homestays have installed everything from solar polars to showers (rather than the traditional banya, which consists of a wood stove and a steam bath).
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
The septuagenarian runs the homestay with his wife, daughter, and sons, and the extra income has brought the family hope and financial security.
—Durdana Bhat, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Families can also hang their hats in a local homestay with a Bhutanese family and learn how to make traditional cuisine.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
In fact, over the past several years, various CBT homestays have installed everything from solar polars to showers (rather than the traditional banya, which consists of a wood stove and a steam bath).
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
The septuagenarian runs the homestay with his wife, daughter, and sons, and the extra income has brought the family hope and financial security.
—Durdana Bhat, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
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“Homestay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homestay. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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