Family trip to Japan worth $10,000 up for grabs for Bunbury and Busselton host families

Families in the South West are invited to open up their home to host Japanese exchange students for a three night home stay.

Educational tourism and homestay management company Gold Educational Tours is asking for families in the Bunbury and Busselton areas to host one of 40 Year 9 to Year 11 students from the Higashi-Fukuoka High School for their stay.

The trip is from September 11 to 14 and participating families will receive 24/7 bilingual support throughout the program and up to a $330 hosting payment.

They will also be in the running to win a $10,000 family trip to Japan.

Cowaramup mum and recent host Natalie Polt said hosting students was an “incredibly rewarding” experience for her family.

“Our children were of similar age, and this created an instant connection and made the cultural exchange feel natural and fun,” she said.

“We wholeheartedly recommend the experience to anyone considering hosting — it’s a meaningful way to build international friendships and broaden your perspective on the world.”

Gold Educational Tours director Jason Hutchinson said the trip prize was the company’s way of thanking families for their generosity.

“Their hospitality makes these cultural exchanges truly meaningful,” he said.