Tourism is an important industry for Malaysia, and home-stay accommodation businesses
play a significant role in aiding the success of the tourism industry. The aim of this paper is to …

Tourism involving home-stays is one of the Malaysian government's key efforts to diversify its
cultural tourism product. Tourists to the programme are adopted by their foster families …

The relationship between tourist socio-demographics and homestay use has received scant
attention from researchers. Insights gained from this study will guide market segmentation …

Based on narratives from Hong Kong students on one-semester programmes at universities
in Australia, Britain and Canada, this study focused on the emotional charge of expectations …

This study addresses a gap in the study-abroad literature, examining both student and host
family experiences of two-way cultural transmission. Interviews, participant observation and …

Homestay hosting is increasingly becoming popular in tourists destinations in different parts
of the world. And it is, presently, being used as a tool for sustainable community …

Tertiary students' activities within neighbourhoods adjacent to universities engender positive
and negative impacts that have consequences for neighbourhood sustainability. This might …

Despite a significant increase in enrolments of postgraduate international Muslim students
within Australian universities, little is known about their perceptions of life within Australian …

The growth in Malaysiantourism industry has led to high demand for homestayas a tourism
product, albeit indirectly. With thatgrowth, it has been acknowledged that homestay …

Malaysia is one of the favorite travel destinations in Asean countries because of its scenic
places and multicultural society. Statistic from Tourism Malaysia published in 2014 showed …