Homestay entrepreneurs urged to be more creative in attracting tourists

KUCHING: Homestay entrepreneurs should be creative in providing interesting packages and activities to attract tourists to their respective homestays, said Puncak Borneo MP, Willie Mongin.
He said there were so many places of interest for tourists to visit around Puncak Borneo and hoped homestay entrepreneurs use their imagination and original ideas to create attractive packages via social media and market the homestays and their respective products to the international market.
"Now we can no longer rely on conventional methods for doing business, including for marketing homestay programmes," he said when opening a workshop on 'Sarawak Next Paradise Homestay' organised by UCSI University together with MyCenthe at the Bengoh Resettlement Scheme, Jalan Borneo Heights, 43km from here today.
In addition, he said homestay operators should always be warm and friendly with the guests and render quality service to visitors.
Willie hopes that more people in Puncak Borneo would venture into the tourism industry including setting up homestays as well as promoting local products to improve and increase their income.
A total of 350 participants took part in the one-day workshop which is a community programme that aims to create higher quality homestays run by competent owners as well as improve the quality and hospitality of the tourism industry in Sarawak. — Bernama