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What is Homestay?

Homestay is a reasonable price accommodation arrangement for extended stay students and individuals who are away from their home town or country with prospective homestay hosts and host families at their residential homes or properties. Homestay hosts who open their doors and offering mostly shelter and food in their homes to international, ESL, exchange, college, and university students. Nevertheless, homestay has also become a great alternative to other forms of pricey accommodations for many international travelers and extend stay foreign guests. Some these hosted individuals or house guests may or may not require food and other services while staying with their hosts with prior booking.

What is HomestayOnline.com?

HomestayOnline is a new and powerful networking website that was launched online in April 2009 by a homestay and technology enthusiast and professional. The site will continually get developed and upgraded as part of our mandate to bring more functionality to assist you, our member, who are also homestay enthusiasts, providers, students, and professionals.

Outlook on HomestayOnline Network

Our community members are bound to grow the network and benefit tremendously. Members are now able to create and update their own homestay profiles, communicate easily with other homestay network members in numerous ways using features that could only be seen in sites like FaceBook, YouTube, and Skype combined using the latest technologies.

What features and benefits does HomestayOnline offer members?

The site facilities direct contact between homestay guests and providers worldwide from the start of search, before arrival and after departure from a homestay. HomestayOnline members can create and update their own profiles including maps and albums. Chat life with camera and text, invite each other to become friends, send messages and bulletins to each other. Get so creative, like upload photo galleries, i.e. to promote a homestay or oneself personal traits, upload video files about travel experience, form a group of friends and peers of similar interests, or simply buddies at the homestay or school. Post announcements or write an request to find homestay in a blog to add it to the site's online magazine. Members can stay connected globally and share their experiences and ideas of homestay. Refer new friends to great hosts and show wonderful memories online.

Who is the typical member of HomestayOnline?

Typically our members must be 18 years and older individuals from the following spectrum:

    Homestay guests

• International students,
• exchange students and organizations,
• schools administrators,
• ESL or foreign language students,
• college and university students,
• parents and guardians searching for and evaluating homestays,
• out of town and foreign interns and trainees,
• extended stay travelers and traveling youth,
• foreign workers,
• landed immigrants,
• relocating individuals, couples and families
• and more...

    Homestay providers

• Homestays or homestay homes,
• hosts and host families,
• student and guest houses,
• student hostels and dormitories,
• student residences and landlords,
• real estate - house and apartment owners,
• B&B operators hosting students,
• extended stay accommodation providers,
• all suite hotels and properties
• and more

    Student services and organizations

• homestay coordinators,
• homestay programs,
• homestay agents,
• educational consultants,
• ESL schools and private tutors,
• student insurance providers,
• student tour and recreation professionals,
• student meet and greet transportation operators,
• recruitment agencies for foreign workers,
• real estate and rental agencies
• employers and companies looking for extended stay accommodations,
• immigration consultants,
• and other newcomer service providers.

How much does it cost?

It is free of charge. At your finger tips, enjoy the world of homestays!