08-23-2008, 12:40 PM
<!--emo&:ind--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/india.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='india.gif' /><!--endemo--> Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) managing director Ram Subhag Singh said under the 'home stay scheme' any villager can rent out a portion of his house to tourists.
"Today tourists do not want to remain cocooned in a five-star environment to which they are accustomed at home. Their actual requirement is rural tourism - the real experience of nature", Singh told IANS.
He says the scheme not only generates self-employment for people living in villages but will also de-congest urban areas.
The scheme will also check fleecing by hoteliers at popular tourist destinations during the peak season. Now, the budget tourist has the option to stay in private houses in villages located on the outskirts of the city.
http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/travel/article...umentid=1568084
"Today tourists do not want to remain cocooned in a five-star environment to which they are accustomed at home. Their actual requirement is rural tourism - the real experience of nature", Singh told IANS.
He says the scheme not only generates self-employment for people living in villages but will also de-congest urban areas.
The scheme will also check fleecing by hoteliers at popular tourist destinations during the peak season. Now, the budget tourist has the option to stay in private houses in villages located on the outskirts of the city.
http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/travel/article...umentid=1568084