Today is a day to spark conversation of interest to host family homestay providers and homestay accommodation seekers alike. It is the UN commemorated International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. Speaking the majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and representing 5,000 different cultures.

Hosts and Guests alike are naturally inquisitive about other cultures, which leads them to travel and often to experience other cultures, via homestay arrangments. Conversations about indigenous peoples are hugely educational and beneficial to all participants.

See what you can learn about these unique and culturally rich contributors by opening a dialog with guests in your homestay accommodation today.