Home stay programme is a very good idea for visitors who want to know the everyday lives of local people. There are some visitors who would not go to nice hotels, nice restaurants, shopping because all these are available in their own country. Some pointers here.1. Hygienic reasons - clean water, functioning toilets, clean food, no disease; who would want to fall sick during their holidays?2. Accessibility - waiting time can be cut short because a longer waiting time means money and who wants to waste their holiday just waiting?3. Language - Basic English is a must or there is no way to tell them about your lives and what you are doing4. Involvement - One good example is couples coming all the way from Europe to have a traditional Malay marriage performed5. Security - Personal items are not stolen. May be if the banks are not that faraway so that the visitors could deposit some of their valuables temporarily. 6. Health care - Just in case one falls sick and the hospital or clinic at least is not that far off. 7. Safety - Whatever the visitors do, it is something safe. 8. Friendship - So that the visitors would think of coming back again9. "Ground rules" - Visitors have different ways of thinking or ways of doing things; therefore explanation of "ground rules" are necessary before they even arrive at the place.10. Special requests - Visitors may have a request or two. So, therefore arrangements have to be made early. These special requests can be granted and not something that is way off.