sex tourism
Traveling for prostitution
Sex tourism is travel to a foreign destination for the purpose of paying for sex, often to countries where prostitution is legal, cheaper, or less regulated.
The term frequently implies exploitation—tourists from wealthy countries seeking sex workers in poorer ones: Thailand has long been associated with sex tourism.
It sometimes involves child exploitation, which is illegal regardless of local laws.
Illegal transport for profit
- prostitutionCommercial sexual services
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
poverty · pimps · brothels · predatory · victims · power imbalance · manipulation · degradation
Making conduct unlawful
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- age of consentMinimum years for lawful agreement
solicitation · regulation · decriminalization · penalties · prosecution · extradition · vice laws · arrest
Intended arrival point
- package toursPre-planned travel bundles
- holidayDay of rest
- bachelor partiesPre-nuptial celebrations for grooms
- online forumsWebsites for group discussions
travel agencies · guides · itineraries · cheap flights · visa · hotels · nightlife · bars
Southeast Asian kingdom
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- CambodiaIndochinese kingdom near Vietnam
- Dominican RepublicCaribbean island nation
- AmsterdamCapital of Netherlands
red-light district · Bangkok · resort towns · developing countries · Southeast Asia · Latin America · beach towns · border towns
Voluntary agreement given
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
harm reduction · abolition · dignity · autonomy · accountability · complicity · privilege · inequality
trafficking
Illegal transport for profit
- prostitutionCommercial sexual services
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
vulnerability · poverty · pimps · brothels · predatory · victims · power imbalance · manipulation · degradation · entrapment
criminalization
Making conduct unlawful
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
age of consent · solicitation · regulation · decriminalization · penalties · prosecution · extradition · vice laws · arrest · deportation
destination
Intended arrival point
- package toursPre-planned travel bundles
- holidayDay of rest
- bachelor partiesPre-nuptial celebrations for grooms
online forums · travel agencies · guides · itineraries · cheap flights · visa · hotels · nightlife · bars · clubs
Thailand
Southeast Asian kingdom
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- CambodiaIndochinese kingdom near Vietnam
- Dominican RepublicCaribbean island nation
Amsterdam · red-light district · Bangkok · resort towns · developing countries · Southeast Asia · Latin America · beach towns · border towns · hot spots
consent
Voluntary agreement given
condemnation · harm reduction · abolition · dignity · autonomy · accountability · complicity · privilege · inequality · neocolonialism
- tourismsightseeing, guided tours, heritage sites, travelers, destinations
- tourism impactsovertourism, crowding, overcrowding, environmental damage, traffic congestion
- sex tradeprostitution, brothel, escort, pimp, streetwalker
sex tourismpilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
cultural tourism · ecotourism · heritage tourism · educational travel · family vacation
sex tourismcelibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
chastity · abstinence · sexual restraint · monogamy · fidelity
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