When hotels are too expensive or just too crummy and there are no friends or family with homes in the vicinity, worry not. It’s no longer the end of the holiday road, but maybe the beginning of a vacation tailored to your needs thanks to homestays that offer the chance to explore new destinations, have meaningful conversations and relish local delicacies.

The increasing number of people across the country opening their homes to strangers gives travellers the opportunity to live their travel dreams and take back an experience of a lifetime. Taking stock of the new trend in holidaying ahead of World Tourism Day on September 27, industry experts say Indian travellers are looking for a home away from home as per a PTI report.

With domestic travellers making 1.65 billion visits in 2017, according to Tourism Ministry figures, the growth potential of the nascent sector is endless, they said. The number of foreign travellers is also on the rise with ministry figures revealing that 10.5 million foreign tourists visited India in 2018.