A new innovative travel and accommodation website www.homeandhospitality.co.uk, which offers a distinctive �home-stay� experience for independent travellers wanting to discover the warmth, genuine hospitality and personal service of the Real India, launches fully in the UK this month.

Home & Hospitality offers a choice of personally selected accommodation with the focus on quality alternatives to hotels. It is especially aimed at tourists wanting to escape the tourist bubble who are keen to integrate into the culture of local communities.

Currently featured are homes in Delhi, Goa, Himachel Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Each region has its own expert travel advisor and only homes that have passed a full safety audit and have high standards of hygiene � while also being in safe, well lit and secure up market neighbourhoods - are featured.

Unlike other homestay booking sites, Home & Hospitality offers a comprehensive customer focused travel service. For example, what might normally be termed as �extras� - airport/station pick up and return, service of a car and driver, local advise on where to eat the best food and where to visit, plus the service of a personal guide � are all available. Courses on learning Hindi, local cooking, yoga, meditation and massage, as well as Indian history and culture, can also be booked with selected home owners.

The website also has one of the best and invaluable resources for detailed travel information to India, compiled by guides who continually travel around the regions they love. There are three main accommodation options:

� Bed & Breakfast � Handpicked, fully vetted B&Bs, which offer a great alternative - and much better value - to any hotel. Prices from only �19 per room per night for a stay in a spectacular mountain setting 5000 feet above sea level in Dehradun, Uttarakhand � Premier Homestays � Be the only guests of an Indian host family, providing guests with a guide, cultural advisor and fellow explorer, all rolled into one. Typical prices for a night in Delhi range from �35 to �70 per night, staying in one of the up-market suburbs � Luxury Living � Better than a 5* hotel, enjoy the opulence of a fully staffed home. Play Gatsby in Goa, in a fabulous mansion and cottage set in landscaped tropical gardens. At �1,438 per week, with room to sleep six, it works out at only �34 per person a night! To discover the real India, visit www.homeandhospitality.co.uk Bookings can be made on line with standard payment terms via credit card.

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Notes: Home and Hospitality Ltd is a company registered in the UK, which was set up by Andrew Gardiner in 2008. He has been in the travel business since 1983 and is the founder and Chairman of Acorn Venture Ltd, the largest independent educational travel company in the UK. Acorn is a CAA and ABTA bonded tour operator specialising in adventure holidays and educational travel programmes. Andrew is also a board member of the British Activity Holiday Association.

In setting up Home and Hospitality Limited, Andrew has established a culture of safety awareness. All properties - and any new homes added to the website - are audited for safety in exactly the same way that is required in the UK and Europe.

Issued on behalf of Home & Hospitality by Paul Ovington, Direct Public Relations. Tel 020 7407 6884