At the 2018 Beijing International Forum on Cooperation and Development of Homestay Industries held on April 21 and the second Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Forum on the Development of Homestay Industries (hereinafter referred to as "the Forum"), Beidaihe District, together with Beijing Yanqing, Zhejiang Lishui, Anhui Huangshan and other nine regions is among the first batch of the "National Homestay Industry Demonstration Zone", and the only area in our province that has won this honor.
Beidaihe's family hotel industry appeared at the beginning of the Reform and Opening-up with only 50 family hotels. In 2012, nearly 2000 family hotels were registered and the "family hotel" in Beidaihe was renamed "the homestay" in 2013. Nowadays, the size of home stay is from loose to intensive, management from coarse to efficient, service from simple to fine, and business form from single to multiple. At present, Beidaihe has 63 special homes, 45 charismatic homes, 15 boutique homes, 18 five-star homes, 96 four-star homes and 225 three-star homes. The homestays in Beidaihe are favored by tourists all over the world with its local customs and culture.
At the forum, Chen Chen, a member of the Beidaihe Excellent Homestay Federation, took part in the "Homestay Manager Training" organized by the China Tourism Association, and was awarded the "Certificate of Homestay Manager Training".The Peach Blossom Tree Book House which has also been selected to meet the criteria for participation in the "Excellent Homestays in China" and enters the next round of selection stage, will continue to compete for the title of “Excellent Homestays in China” on behalf of Beidaihe.