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Sex tourism

Index Sex tourism

Sex tourism is a phenomenon whereby a person travels away from his or her community to engage in sexual activity, particularly with prostitutes. [1]

63 relations: Amsterdam, Bali, Cambodia, Caribbean, Child abuse, Child prostitution, Child sex tourism, Children's rights, Code of Conduct for the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism, Colombia, Costa Rica, Crime in Cuba, Cultural relativism, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Economic and Social Research Council, Female sex tourism, Forced prostitution, Gender role, Gigolo, Harvard University, Human sexual activity, Internet, Male prostitution, Male prostitution in the arts, Phuket Province, Prostitution, Prostitution by region, Prostitution in Azerbaijan, Prostitution in Barbados, Prostitution in Brazil, Prostitution in Bulgaria, Prostitution in Colombia, Prostitution in Costa Rica, Prostitution in Cuba, Prostitution in Egypt, Prostitution in Fiji, Prostitution in Germany, Prostitution in Jamaica, Prostitution in Jordan, Prostitution in Kenya, Prostitution in Lebanon, Prostitution in Morocco, Prostitution in Senegal, Prostitution in Thailand, Prostitution in the Dominican Republic, Prostitution in the Gambia, Prostitution in the United Kingdom, Prostitution in Tunisia, Prostitution in Turkey, ..., Prostitution law, PROTECT Act of 2003, Racialism, Sex trafficking, Southern Europe, Thailand, Tourism, UNICEF, United Nations, University of Chicago, University of Leicester, Western Europe, World Tourism Organization. Expand index (13 more) »

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the Netherlands.

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Bali

Bali (Balinese:, Indonesian: Pulau Bali, Provinsi Bali) is an island and province of Indonesia with the biggest Hindu population.

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Cambodia

Cambodia (កម្ពុជា, or Kampuchea:, Cambodge), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, prĕəh riəciənaacak kampuciə,; Royaume du Cambodge), is a sovereign state located in the southern portion of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia.

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Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.

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Child abuse

Child abuse or child maltreatment is physical, sexual, or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or children, especially by a parent or other caregiver.

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Child prostitution

Child prostitution is prostitution involving a child, and it is a form of commercial sexual exploitation of children.

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Child sex tourism

Child sex tourism (CST) is tourism for the purpose of engaging in the prostitution of children, which is commercially facilitated child sexual abuse.

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Children's rights

Children's rights are the human rights of children with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors.

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Code of Conduct for the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism

The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism is an international organization composed of representatives from the tourism industry and children's rights experts.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America.

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica ("Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (República de Costa Rica), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.

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Crime in Cuba

Crime is present in various forms in Cuba though the government does not release official crime statistics.

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Cultural relativism

Cultural relativism is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another.

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Cyprus

Cyprus (Κύπρος; Kıbrıs), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία; Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean.

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Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic (República Dominicana) is a sovereign state located in the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region.

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Economic and Social Research Council

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is one of the seven Research Councils in the United Kingdom.

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Female sex tourism

Female sex tourism is sex tourism by women who travel intending to engage in sexual activities with a sex worker.

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Forced prostitution

Forced prostitution, also known as involuntary prostitution, is prostitution or sexual slavery that takes place as a result of coercion by a third party.

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Gender role

A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their actual or perceived sex or sexuality.

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Gigolo

A gigolo is a male escort or social companion who is supported by a woman in a continuing relationship, often living in her residence or having to be present at her beck and call.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Human sexual activity

Human sexual activity, human sexual practice or human sexual behaviour is the manner in which humans experience and express their sexuality.

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Internet

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide.

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Male prostitution

Male prostitution is the act or practice of men providing sexual services in return for payment.

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Male prostitution in the arts

The male prostitute or hustler is a frequent stereotype in literature and movies in the West from the 1960s on, and especially in movies and books with a gay perspective in which he may be considered a stock character.

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Phuket Province

Phuket (ภูเก็ต,, Talang or Tanjung Salang) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand.

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Prostitution

Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment.

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Prostitution by region

This is an overview of prostitution by region.

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Prostitution in Azerbaijan

Prostitution in Azerbaijan is illegal but common.

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Prostitution in Barbados

Prostitution in Barbados is legal but related activities such as brothel keeping and solicitation are prohibited.

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Prostitution in Brazil

Prostitution itself (exchanging sex for money) in Brazil is legal, as there are no laws forbidding adults from being professional sex workers, but it is illegal to operate a brothel or to employ sex workers in any other way.

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Prostitution in Bulgaria

Prostitution in Bulgaria is itself legal, but organised prostitution (brothels, prostitution rings, or other forms of procuring) is prohibited.

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Prostitution in Colombia

Prostitution in Colombia is legal, regulated and limited to brothels in designated "tolerance zones".

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Prostitution in Costa Rica

Prostitution in Costa Rica is legal.

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Prostitution in Cuba

Prostitution in Cuba has always been a legal profession, though it has periodically been regulated or repressed.

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Prostitution in Egypt

Prostitution in Egypt is illegal.

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Prostitution in Fiji

Prostitution in Fiji is legal, but most activities connected with it are illegal: brothel keeping, pimping and buying or selling sex in public.

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Prostitution in Germany

Prostitution in Germany is legal, as are all aspects of the sex industry, including brothels, advertisement, and job offers through HR companies.

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Prostitution in Jamaica

Prostitution in Jamaica is illegal but widely tolerated, especially in tourist areas.

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Prostitution in Jordan

Prostitution in Jordan is illegal but occurs.

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Prostitution in Kenya

Prostitution in Kenya is widespread.

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Prostitution in Lebanon

Prostitution in Lebanon is nominally legal and regulated.

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Prostitution in Morocco

Although prostitution has been illegal in Morocco since the 1970s it is widespread.

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Prostitution in Senegal

Prostitution in Senegal is legal and regulated.

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Prostitution in Thailand

Prostitution in Thailand has been common in modern Thailand and its predecessor states for centuries.

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Prostitution in the Dominican Republic

Prostitution in the Dominican Republic is legal, but related activities such as brothel-keeping or pimping are illegal.

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Prostitution in the Gambia

Prostitution in the Gambia is widespread but illegal.

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Prostitution in the United Kingdom

In Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), prostitution itself (the exchange of sexual services for money) is legal, but a number of related activities, including soliciting in a public place, kerb crawling, owning or managing a brothel, pimping and pandering, are crimes.

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Prostitution in Tunisia

Prostitution in Tunisia is regulated and confined to two small areas, one in Sfax and the other, Sidi Abdallah Guech in Tunis.

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Prostitution in Turkey

Sex work in Turkey is legal and regulated.

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Prostitution law

Prostitution law varies widely from country to country, and between jurisdictions within a country.

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PROTECT Act of 2003

The PROTECT Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 650, S. 151, enacted April 30, 2003) is a United States law with the stated intent of preventing child abuse as well as investigating and prosecuting violent crimes against children.

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Racialism

Racialism is the belief that the human species is naturally divided into races, that are ostensibly distinct biological categories.

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Sex trafficking

Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, including sexual slavery.

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Southern Europe

Southern Europe is the southern region of the European continent.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.

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UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations (UN) program headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago (UChicago, U of C, or Chicago) is a private, non-profit research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is a public research university based in Leicester, England.

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Western Europe

Western Europe is the region comprising the western part of Europe.

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World Tourism Organization

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_tourism

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