article_snippet.sent: The concept of a homestay holiday is that rather than renting an empty house or apartment, you stay at a reasonable cost in the home of your hosts.
article_snippet.sent: Web-based company Homestay.com lists options for single people, couples and families in cities, established holiday areas or farther afield.
article_snippet.sent: At best, homestays are offered by hosts who want to help you understand homestays country or district.
article_snippet.sent: More information: www.homestay.com .
article_snippet.sent: Homestays are at the core of Homestays business culture, whether that means sleeping in a Masai hut in a Kenyan village or getting to know your Indian hosts in a palatial old merchant’s haveli in Rajasthan.
article_snippet.sent: The scheme suits travellers on a tight budget interested in engaging with locals rather than fellow residents of backpacker hostels.
highlights_snippet.sent: Travellers are increasingly ignoring hotels for 'homes away from home'
  Homestays, with and without hosts, are available for all budgets .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Sites like Homestay and AirBnb are catering to this different style of travel .