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Hosting well: a homestay and agritourism workshop

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A facilitator plan for turning local hospitality into a thoughtful visitor experience. Work through hosting, resources, local products and destination cooperation, drawing on the Jeti Oguz workshops of 2023 and 2024.

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English facilitator edition 1.0
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Start with the experience of arriving

The workshop sources connect reputation to the everyday details of hosting: cleanliness, meals, responsiveness and clear communication. Their strongest starting point is a conversation about what guests experience, followed by a practical improvement the host can make.

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What does a first-time guest need to understand in their first ten minutes?

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Prepare to welcome guestsp. 02

Turn expectations and feedback into practical hosting decisions.

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Care for resources and local relationshipsp. 03

Connect hospitality with water, waste, local products and community participation.

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Make a homestay-plus-activity offerp. 04

Work through a small visitor experience with local partners.

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Build a shared action planp. 05

Coordinate promotion, feedback and the next improvement.

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Adapted from Training 24 & 26 Nov 2023 and Training 12 FEB Sanatorium Jeti Oguz, developed for Nomad's Land and the Kyzyl Djar association / DMO Jeti Oguz, with the short French Formation des partenaires locaux notes. Obsolete venue details, budgets, unfinished placeholders and conflicting event dates are omitted. Exercises are adaptations of the workshop topics; the offer worksheet is an editorial addition.

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Participatory workshop for homestay and yurt-camp hosts