Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said government will take action to upgrade the existing 4000 home stay in Malaysia in order to attract more foreign tourists. She also added, government does not encourage setup of new home stay for the time being.

The ministry will first emphasis on the hygiene issue. Report shows that there are still room for improvement for the home stay hygiene. Also, Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism proposes to launch Railway Home Stay in Kelantan. Under the program, tourists are given opportunity to spend their holidays at the home stay nearby railway station.