India doubled its tiger population in a little over a decade by protecting the big cats from poaching and habitat loss, among other conservation efforts.
Kampung style: Guests can take part in agricultural activities such as harvesting oil palm fruits. — Photos courtesy of the Kampung Banghuris homestay
You can enjoy a typical Malay ‘kampung’ homestay experience, right at the edge of Chenderoh Lake in Perak.Motac’s homestay programme gives tourists the opportunity to stay with a local family and experience what daily life is like in their community. During their stay, they get the chance to learn about the culture and lifestyle of that community, as well as try their hand at select"village activities".
“We have been going all out last year visiting other countries – including India – to promote VH2025, to attract more foreign tourists to Malaysia.” He says some states are especially aggressive in their campaigning, as seen in the revenue brought in last year. For example, according to Motac’s data, the top four money-spinners in September 2024 were Sabah at RM10.6mil, followed by Pahang with RM7.9mil, Johor with RM6.6mil and Sarawak with RM4.9mil.
He says previously, there had been an aggressive campaign through the mainstream media publicising such tourism products: “You could find advertisements promoting products almost daily, including in tourism pullouts. Overtourism, for example, has been the bane of many similar tourism products worldwide; the impact, to say the least, is undesirable. For instance, the Unesco-listed Japanese village Shirakawa-go sees excessive day trippers, leading to traffic congestion and noise pollution. The same goes in Bali, Indonesia, where overcrowding sees the people of Ubud suffering from rising costs of living.
He proposes the implementation of a visitor quota system to ensure homestays do not exceed their carrying capacity. He stresses the need for mandatory cultural briefings for visitors to foster an understanding of local customs, while homestay operators should be trained in cross-cultural communication.
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