The
homestay experience allowed me to immerse myself in the local culture.
住在民宿让我完全沉浸在了当地的文化中。
We chose a
homestay near the beach for our family vacation.
为了家庭度假，我们选择了一个靠近海滩的民宿。
Our host family in the
homestay was incredibly welcoming and hospitable.
民宿的房东家庭非常热情好客。
The
homestay included breakfast, which was a delicious homemade spread every morning.
民宿包含早餐，每天早晨都能吃到美味的自制餐点。
Staying at a
homestay is a great way to practice speaking the local language.
住民宿是练习说当地语言的好方法。
The
homestay had a beautiful garden where we could relax after a day of sightseeing.
民宿有一个美丽的花园，游览一天后我们可以在那里放松。
I found the
homestay through an online platform that connects travelers with local hosts.
我在一个将旅行者与当地房东连接起来的在线平台上找到了这家民宿。
One of the highlights of the
homestay was the traditional dinner cooked by our host.
民宿的一大亮点就是房东为我们烹制的传统晚餐。
The
homestay offered us a unique perspective into the daily life of the locals.
住在民宿让我们对当地人的日常生活有了独特的见解。
We were grateful for the
homestay’s cozy atmosphere, making us feel right at home.
我们很感激民宿那温馨的氛围，让我们有宾至如归的感觉。
"I'm really grateful that State Grid technicians have helped us eliminate potential electrical safety hazards, especially during special periods such as Spring Festival," said Tong Caixia, a homestay owner at the ancient town, when employees of State Grid Ningbo Power Supply Co came to conduct safety checks at her place on Jan 8.
1月8日，当国网宁波供电公司的员工来到古镇进行安全检查时，古镇的民宿老板童彩霞说：“我非常感谢国家电网的技术人员帮助我们消除了电气安全隐患，尤其是在春节等特殊时期。”。
Impressed by the burgeoning development opportunities of her hometown, Tong Caixia, who had been working away from home for many years, returned and transformed her family's ancestral house into a homestay with local features in 2009.
对家乡蓬勃发展的机遇印象深刻，在外打工多年的童彩霞，2009年回到家乡，把家里的祖宅改造成了具有地方特色的民宿。
He added that the travel industry won't recover until two or three months after the epidemic is alleviated, adding that the short-term rental and homestay service industry has been hard hit, with 74 percent of respondents to a survey by consulting firm Kantar having canceled travel-related spending plans.
In particular, Airbnb's special fund is a more favorable and practical guarantee than other policies, as the operators of short-term home rental and homestay services are facing insufficient cash flow," Han said.
Peng Tao, president of Airbnb China, showed his confidence in the recovery of the short-term home rental and homestay services industry when the outbreak of the novel coronavirus ends, as search volume of domestic listings for this year's Labor Day holiday surged over 2.5 times compared with the same period last year.
US-based firm to further localization efforts with an eye on demand from millennial touristsAirbnb is expanding its services to more second-and third-tier cities in China as the US-based firm that provides online bookings for homestay services looks to step up its localization efforts and attract a growing number of Chinese millennial tourists aspiring for high-quality travel and value accommodation.
"The short-term home rental and homestay services are wide-ranging, to satisfy the needs of various kinds of tourists.
The post-1980s and post-1990s account for 70 percent of total Chinese landlords of Airbnb, a US-based firm that provides online bookings for homestay services, while the proportion of these landlords is increasing in the second- and third-tier cities and holiday destinations, according to a new report issued by the company.
Lai Zhen, an analyst at market research firm iResearch, said the demand for short-term leisure tourism is on the rise, and homestay services like those provided by Airbnb and others are now wide-ranging, and can satisfy the needs of various kinds of tourists.
The domestic business of US-based Airbnb, a firm that provides online bookings for homestay services, has increased nearly three times in the first quarter of 2019 year-on-year, fueled by the continued efforts of product localization and a strong push in domestic marketing campaigns, said Peng Tao, president of Airbnb China.
Tourism boom in rustic areas, advent of high-tech boost segment's potentialXiaozhu Inc, a Chinese homestay service provider, is stepping up efforts to develop its rural footprint as it sees huge potential in the fast-growing segment, which is coasting on the power of the internet, the company's top executives said.
"As the bed-and-breakfast accommodation is a key component of rural tourism, Xiaozhu will leverage its internet-based homestay services to revitalize rural economy," said Chen Chi, co-founder and CEO of Xiaozhu, which is comparable to Airbnb.
"Xiaozhu reached a strategic agreement with Hainan province's tourism and development commission last July to stimulate local rural tourism via the homestay business.
The Hainan provincial tourism homestay association was also established to standardize local homestay business and upgrade relevant services.
Moreover, Xiaozhu embraces a "platform plus" strategy to boost a healthy, sustainable and standardized homestay sector.
"A housekeeper who received the most homestay orders on our platform earned more than 160,000 yuan last year and the best photographer can collect 60, 000 yuan monthly," said Chen.
However, with rapid advances in new technologies, and services like 5G telecommunications and the internet of things nearing launch, the nascent homestay sector will see more potential, Chen said.
There were 147 million homestay app users in China as of last year, up 83 percent from the previous year, according to a report from iiMedia Research, a data and analytics firm.
"The short-term home rentals and homestay services are wide-ranging now to satisfy the needs of various kinds of tourists.
Homestay service provider Sweetome Property Consulting Group Co Ltd announced on Monday it would set up its first store in the US, a step to increase its global presence amid rising competition in the industry.
We will satisfy consumers' demands by providing diversified homestay booking services," he said.
"A homestay is more cost-effective, bringing leisure experiences for people in urban areas.
Last year, it teamed up with Rakuten Lifull Stay, an e-commerce company in Japan, to expand Japan's homestay market.
Fishtrip marked Tujia's first foray into overseas homestay market.
It had acquired Mayi and the homestay businesses of both Ctrip and Qunar in China last year.
Only a quarter of those surveyed said they would consider private homestay options like Airbnb, trailing behind boutique hotels and cruises.
Indonesian Tourism Minister Arief Yahya hailed the opening of Jakarta-Sanya charter flight, saying that it fits with his ministry's three main programs to develop tourism, consisting of air connectivity development, digital marketplace and homestay villages.
Data from Meituan and Dianping, China's major on-demand services providers, showed during Feb 9-17 tourism bookings, including homestay hotels, scenic spot tickets and transportation tickets, increased about seven times over the same period last year by Jan 21.
Huang Wanfeng, 22, is a homestay manager in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Huang entered the homestay industry when he was a sophomore.
He rented a house near the local university town and opened his first homestay.
After years of hard work, Huang is now operating a homestay chain including 10 buildings.
"The first reason why I chose the homestay industry is that I love it.
In 2022, homestay manager was officially acknowledged as a new profession by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, improving social recognition of the industry and creating more job opportunities.
Data from Chinese on-demand service giant Meituan showed that from January to June, the number of people involved in the homestay industry on its platform rose 47 percent year-on-year.
The homestay operation and booking portal Tujia also reported that among new homestay owners registered on its platform during the first half of 2023, 70 percent are from Generation Z — those born between 1995 and 2009.
With the domestic tourism market bouncing back, the homestay industry is becoming a popular option for young people to work in and build a career, industry experts said.
Compared with 2019, the number of Generation Z homestay owners on its platform increased 50 percent, according to a report on homestay workers released by Tujia at the end of July.
The report showed that half of the homestay owners from Generation Z have a bachelor's degree.
Fan Xiaoyu, a 25-year-old homestay owner in Beijing's Huairou district, said the job is challenging, which requires her to be versatile and constantly learn new skills.
Dubbed "digital natives", people from Generation Z have distinct advantages in homestay operations as they keep up with social media trends and can therefore better promote their homestays online, Liu said.
To support rookie homestay managers, Tujia, Meituan and many other online travel agencies have launched free training programs online involving basic services, emergency response, consumer analysis and digital marketing.
Wang Yu'e, a 44-year-old resident of Dahonggou village in Zoucheng, a county-level city of Jining said her four-room house was renovated into a homestay in 2019 with the help of a company that cooperates with the village to develop the agricultural, cultural and tourism sectors in the village.
To further integrate tea plantations with local culture and tourism, the local government, jointly with enterprises, has organized tea-themed competitions, auctions, endorsements, and exhibitions, and built featured homestay hotels.
Zhang Wenxuan, an advertising and marketing expert who was based in Shanghai, moved to Zhong'anqiao village in 2020 to set up his own homestay business.
The 12-room homestay was fully booked from Lunar New Year's Eve on Saturday through Thursday.
"Huangshan's homestay, embedded with traditional Huizhou culture, has become a trendy way for urban people to take the beaten track and enjoy some peace and tranquility," said Ling Yun, Party secretary of Huangshan at a conference promoting local homestays.
For instance, consumption vouchers totaling 2 million yuan were launched for tourists from around the world to use to deduct their consumption fees when choosing to spend their Spring Festival at the homestay in the city.
"No one would refuse to live in a house with a long history but at the same time possessing all the amenities that a hotel has," said Schober, adding that he took over the homestay without hesitation when they took a family break in Huangshan.
Born in the countryside, Schober said that the idea for him to build such a homestay is to create a fusion experience between the East and the West and bring the best of both worlds.
The average booking price of villas in suburban Beijing edged up 15 percent year-on-year, as local travel demand from high-income people has driven the growth of high-end B&B accommodations, said Tujia, an online homestay services provider.
"Heartened by a vibrancy rarely seen before, some villagers who had not yet opened restaurants or homestay businesses set up booths at busy crossroads to sell homegrown vegetables or fruit.
About 43 percent people booked accommodations for two nights and 32 percent booked for one night, followed by three-night bookers, who accounted for 21 percent, according to homestay booking platform Muniao.
A cooperative has been established in the village to lease farmland from villagers, organize them to plant trees and flowers in the park and support them to develop homestay operations.
The location is attractive for tourists who want to visit the nearby Lianghong Wetland, so the plan is to build homestay rooms in many houses.
"Currently, our monthly revenue from our dining and homestay services is about 500,000 yuan.
Our homestay rooms were fully occupied during the holiday.
I also plan to add more homestay rooms in the future.
The village has six newly opened restaurants and saw 12 new homestay service providers start up since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
The pet-friendly homestay market in Shanghai, as seen from statistics released by vacation rentals platform Tujia, had a notable upsurge in 2022, with the number of such accommodations approaching 30,000, up 127 percent from pre-pandemic 2019.
On Dec 26, hotel bookings in Harbin for the New Year holiday on Beijing-based online travel agency Qunar surged 2,570 percent on a yearly basis, while those for bed-and-breakfast stays on homestay platform Tujia soared 2,700 percent.
Homestays that offer distinctive experiences such as pottery art and gardening have become particularly popular, according to the homestay operator.
"The homestay industry has been developing in China for over a decade, and they are now beginning to offer differentiated competition to hotels.
Besides satisfying the demand for basic accommodation, homestay operators have focused on providing travelers with personalized experiences that distinguish them from hotels," Long said.
This year, the number of new homestay operators jumped 77 percent over 2019, with nearly half of these operators born in the 1990s or after the year 2000.
"There is one homestay operator who specializes in crab farming, and he can weigh crabs by hand.
A woman, surnamed Jin, who runs a homestay in Zhejiang, posted a video on Tuesday saying that the nightly rate for her rooms on a homestay platform had been raised without her consent, from 680 yuan ($93) to 2,780 yuan.
Beijing Palace Museum, Nanjing Museum, Chengdu Museum, Suzhou Museum, Hubei Provincial Museum, and Shaanxi History Museum have become hot spots for family tours and the surrounding homestay orders and consultation search volume have increased, according to data from short-term rental booking platform Muniao, as reported by ThePaper.
For instance, the government can help promote the implementation of rural homestay service certifications and cultivate a group of graded tourism homestays.
The popularity of outdoor activities such as cycling and hiking has also influenced the homestay industry.
According to data from Tujia, a property rental platform and homestay operator, the number of homestay service providers whose descriptions or tags are related to "cycling" and "hiking" has increased by 20 percent as of early June, compared to 2019 levels.
For the first five months, the number of bookings for hiking — and cycling-related homestay services increased 2.8 times compared to the same period in 2019.
According to data from Tujia, a property rental platform and homestay operator, the number of properties on the platform with tags or descriptions containing the term "fishing" has increased by 1.5 times as of mid-May, compared to the end of 2019.
Qian Teng, 37, a former executive at an international hospitality chain who now owns a homestay in Miyun district of Beijing, said his business has been booming over the past three years as Beijing residents would stay there and go on fishing, hiking and mountain climbing expeditions.
"Most of our guests come to the area especially to see Hua Hua," said Li Sheng, a homestay owner near the base.
Homestay bookings in Zibo have increased twelvefold compared with 2019, according to Tujia, an online homestay operator.
As of Monday, the total homestay bookings on Tujia for the May Day holiday saw a twofold growth compared with the same period in 2019, the online operator said.
The homestay was renovated from a Huizhou-style building from the Qing Dynasty and was named after the owner's daughter Alina.
Zhang Zenghua, 59, prepares meals for ski lovers from across the country at her homestay in Nangou village, Beidahu township, in Jilin.
Zhang is the first farmer in the village to engage in the homestay business, which is close to the Beidahu ski resort.
With the gradual and orderly recovery of outbound tourism, people are showing an increasing demand for short-term home rentals and homestay services, which are now wide-ranging to satisfy the needs of various types of tourists, said Lai Zhen, an analyst at market research company iResearch.
It also said that homestay bookings doubled in the first four days compared with the same period last year, and sales of tickets for attractions rose 50 percent year-on-year.
Despite reports of confirmed cases across the country, Li's homestay in Zhejiang province continues to attract visitors — most of whom come from nearby cities — with its distinctive design and pastoral charm.
For the seven-day National Day holiday, which began on Oct 1, her homestay was fully booked.
Since it opened in 2019, the homestay has drawn numerous visitors, with guests sharing their experiences on social media and through word of mouth.
Gong Jian and his friends in a choir from Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang, have made several visits to Li's homestay.
With travelers staying closer to home during the pandemic, short journeys rose in popularity, triggering a boom for rural homestay businesses, particularly those with distinctive characteristics.
"We are also constantly improving related support facilities for our homestay and participating in various trainings," said Wu Guosheng, a homestay operator in Zhangjiajie.
"We are also constantly improving related supporting facilities of our homestay and participating in various training," said Wu Guosheng, a homestay owner in Zhangjiajie.
Xiapu county of East China's Fujian province, well-known for its fishery industry, has developed fishery-themed homestay tourism in recent years and boosted rural vitalization.
The county now has more than 400 homestay hotels of various types, and provides jobs to almost 20,000 people.
Another reason behind the camping craze is that widely used social media platforms such as Tik-Tok and Xiaohongshu have driven up the popularity of campsites, Shen Aixiang, founder and CEO of homestay management solutions provider Smart Order, told Hangzhou Daily.
Tujia, a domestic online homestay service provider, said there are nearly 800,000 domestic rural homestays available online nationwide.
Fruit and vegetable picking, agricultural research and learning, making handicrafts and tasting delicious foods are among the most popular activities for rural homestay tourists, according to Tujia, a Chinese short-term lodging rental platform.
Zhou Cheng, a 33-year-old rural homestay operator, has been involved in the business for more than a decade, and he witnessed the fast growth of the domestic bed-and-breakfast sector.
In 2010, he started operating a rural homestay in Lijiang, Yunnan province in Southwest China, and annual income was about 200,000 yuan ($30,500), which is less than one-tenth of his current annual income.
The average price of the homestays on Tujia has reached 1,362 yuan ($210.6) per night during the Labor Day holiday, and the bookings from post-1980s and post-1990s consumers took up more than 60 percent of the total rural homestay orders, according to Tujia.
Short-distance travel, rural homestays, and clean and high-quality accommodations are gaining in popularity among Chinese tourists, although the country's short-term rental and homestay service industry has been hit hard by COVID-19.
Lai Zhen, an analyst at market consultancy iResearch, said short-term home rentals and homestay services are wide-ranging to satisfy the needs of various kinds of tourists.
Novel marketing opportunities, standardization provide lifeline for emerging hospitality industry amid challenging timesChinese homestay hospitality businesses, which have suffered from market uncertainties created by COVID-19, are looking for new ways to stay open and thrive given quarantine measures that dim their chances for survival, not to mention growth.
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