Live at the property, serve guests food from its kitchen, then call it a homestay

IN order to define and list their property as a homestay, owners must reside there and ensure that the food served to guests is prepared in their kitchen, and not remotely control the tourist inflow and management of the property.

- BOSKY KHANNA @ Bengaluru

This is a criterion for a property to be listed and defined as a homestay, failing which, the property would be categorized as a Bread and Breakfast (B&B) or resort. This is one of the listed guidelines prepared by the state tourism department to define a homestay. The department has prepared a list of guidelines, as part of the recent tourism policy, to regulate tourism in the state. The guidelines are awaiting final approval from the tourism minister and the chief minister.