Sex tourism: Difference between revisions

'''Sex tourism''' is the practice of traveling to foreign countries, often on a different continent, with the intention of engaging in [[sexual activity]] or relationships, in exchange providing money or lifestyle support.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Williams |first1=Erica L. |title=Sex Tourism |journal=The Wiley‐BlackwellWiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization |date=2012 |doi=10.1002/9780470670590.wbeog516|isbn=978-1-4051-8824-1 }}</ref> This practice predominantly operates in countries where [[sex work]] is legal. The [[World Tourism Organization]] of the [[United Nations]] has acknowledged that this industry is organized both within and outside the structured laws and networks created by them.<ref name="WTO">{{cite conference|date=October 1995|title=WTO Statement on the Prevention of Organized Sex Tourism

Sex tourism is commonly regarded as a [[Transnational organized crime|transnational]] challenge, as it can be seen to target marginalised demographics in developing nations, such as countries in the Americas or Southeast Asia. The chief ethical concerns arise from: the economic gap between tourists and residents, the [[Sex trafficking|sexual trafficking]] of children and women and the parties taking advantage of the ability to engage with minors. These groups and individuals are subject to the foreign [[prostitution law]]s of the destination's jurisdiction, often resulting in exploitation and abuse. Prostitution activities that involve [[child sex tourism|minors]] are universally [[Age of consent|non-consensual]] and illegal.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lu |first1=Timothy Siliang |last2=Holmes |first2=Andrea |last3=Noone |first3=Chris |last4=Flaherty |first4=Gerard Thomas |title=Sun, sea and sex: a review of the sex tourism literature |journal=Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines |date=2020 |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=24 |doi=10.1186/s40794-020-00124-0 |pmid=33292661 |doi-access=free |pmc=7691961}}</ref>