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| Article Name : | | | HOMESTAYS –AN INSTRUMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN KERALA | | Author Name : | | | T. Subash | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-168 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | Various tourism concepts such as eco-tourism, shopping tourism, cultural tourism, festival tourism, ethnic-tourism, art and heritage tourism, sports tourism and nature-tourism have been introduced in Kerala focusing on the development of rural areas with the active involvement of the local people. Homestays, are a stay in a 'home' with a family where the tourists will get the opportunity to mingle with the people, their culture, life style, ideas etc. The homestay program is not merely a rural tourism programme; it is also a strategy for rural development. The implementation of the homestay programme offers opportunity to the tourists to be aware of and understand the cultures and the way of life of the local community as they, themselves will be experiencing the village life. However, the implementation demands high commitment and understanding among the villagers. In order to design a successful homestay program a concerted effort without relying on outsiders' assistance is needed, particularly in terms of promotion. | | Keywords : | | - homestay
- hats
- cbt
- community development
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