Exterior view of the Strawberry Homestay in Cameron Highlands. Photos: iicity.com
It all started several years ago when Teh Kim Guan, 34, was in the real estate business. With over five years’ experience in selling and renting properties, he discovered that although the number of homestays and vacation properties in Malaysia was growing, business was not thriving for the owners.
“Foreign guests love Malaysian culture and food, and the best way to experience this is through a homestay experience. Staying with Malaysian hosts would give these foreign guests a more authentic and complete experience of our country,” he said. “But, not many Malaysian hosts have the opportunity to serve guests from overseas and many vacation homes remain vacant due to a lack of exposure,” Teh explained. This was how iicity.com – an online marketplace that enables people to find, book and rent vacation homes – came into being in May last year.
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