It’s been a year like no other that I can think of in my many many years of working in the industry for the last 25 years at Hosts International. This year has been like no other, [...]

How long have you been hosting foreign students? For over 10 years would you believe! What made you begin? It was two things really. One is that my son moved out and we have a large house [...]

What an experience – the lockdown story of our wonderful Dublin host family, Mrs Maria T. It started some four months ago when her student William’s school closed down following the lockdown. The school didn’t just close [...]

2020 is proving to be a ‘memorable’ year for everyone in their own way, some difficult, some different, but certainly memorable. We are now managing to adjust to this new reality and the biggest question is when [...]

Note to Homestay Hosts from Peter Brown (COVID-19 - Coronavirus)For years, we have worked hard to source quality students for our hosts. Those who love hosting international students, who love sharing cultures, who need income support, who [...]