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10OfTheMostPopularDestinationsForSexTourism via:exoduscry.com
Mostpeopleplanholidayswithavarietyoffunactivitiesinmind,fromsightseeingto
samplingexoticfoodtoabsorbingsomecultureatlocalmuseums.However,playingitsafe
andengaginginfamilyfunisnteveryonescupoftea:somepeoplearelookingformoreof
athrill.Sextourism,inwhichthemaingoalofatripistoengageinsexualactivity,often
withprostitutes,isaboomingglobalindustry.Mostclientsinvolvedinsextourismaremen,
whileamajorityofthesexworkersarewomen.Although,femalesextourismexistsin
smallernumbers.Sextourismisanindustryworthbillionsofdollarsthatisestimatedto
havemillionsofsexworkersinvolvedworldwide,andthepracticecanbelegalorillegal,
dependingonregionallaws,whethertheactivityisconsensual,andwhetherchildrenor
sextraffickingareinvolved.Belowaresomeofthetopdestinationsintheworldforsex
tourism:prostitutionislegalinsome,butnotinallofthecountrieslisted.
10.DominicanRepublic
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ManyCaribbeancountriesareseeingariseinsextourism,especiallyfemalesextourism,
andtheDominicanRepublicisnoexception.Itisestimatedthatanywherefrom60,000to
100,000womenworkinthesextradeintheDominicanRepublic,andmanycrossover
fromHaitiaswell.ProstitutionisnotillegalintheDominicanRepublic,althoughsexwith
minorsis,andsadlymanyofthesexworkershereareminors.Thecountryssextourism
trademaybesopopularduetoitsrelativeaccessibilityfromboththeUnitedStatesand
Europe.
9.Cambodia
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Cambodiahasstrictlawsregardingprostitution,butthepracticeisstillextremelyrelevant,
andCambodiaremainsapopulardestinationforsextourism.Cambodiasrockyhistory
duringthetwentiethcentury,includingtheKhmerRouge,causedlawsregarding
prostitutiontoriseandfallinvaryingdegreesofseverity.Currently,Cambodiaisplagued
byproblemswithchildsextourism.Strickenbydebilitatingpoverty,parentssometimessell
theirownchildrenintosexslavery,whileothersaretrickedintotheindustry.Achilds
virginityisoftenextremelyvaluableandwillbeauctionedofftothehighestbidder.
Additionally,violenceagainstsexworkersiscommon.Unfortunately,sextourismhascast
adarkshadowoverCambodia,andmanyareleftwithoutalternatives.
8.TheNetherlands
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AmsterdamisthetopspotforsextourismintheNetherlands,thankstoitsinfamousred
lightdistrict.Theredlightdistrictispopularforbothstandardtouristsandsextouristsalike,
andsexshops,peepshows,stripclubsandcountlessprostitutessellingtheirwares
behindredlitglasswindowsabound.Prostitutionislegalandwellregulatedin
Amsterdam,whicharguablycreatessaferconditionsforsexworkers.PricesinAmsterdam
generallyrangefrom35100Euros,dependingonthetimeofday,aswellastheclients
ageandattractiveness.Amsterdamsnotoriousredlightdistrictcaterstoeverykindof
fetishandkinkandthebestpartis,its(relatively)safe.
7.Kenya
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Likemanyotherplacesonthislist,thedrivingforcebehindtheflourishingsextourism
industryinKenyaispoverty.Prostitutionamongthepoor,uneducatedandoftenyoung
prostitutesinKenya,hasspurredthespreadofHIV/AIDS,becausefewsexworkersare
educatedaboutthedangersofSTIs.Often,childrenasyoungas12fallvictimtothesex
tourismindustryinKenya.ManyyounggirlsinKenyaonlyuseacondom60%ofthetime,
althoughtheyfrequentlyseeuptofiveclientsperday.Despitethesedangers,prostitution
isnotdiscouragedbytheKenyanTourismPolice,forthecountrydesperatelyneedsthe
economicboostfromtourism.
6.ThePhilippines
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AlthoughprostitutionisillegalandoftencomeswithharshpunishmentsinthePhilippines,
thesextourismtradeisaliveandwell.Thereareapproximately500,000sexworkerswho
masqueradeasbargirlsinthePhilippines,andmostclientsarebusinessmenfromEast
AsiaorWesterncountries.Filipinostendtobeextremelytolerantofdiverselifestyles,
whichmaybeonereasonwhyprostitutionandsextourismhaveflourishedinthe
Philippines.OneofthemostshockingthingsaboutsextourisminthePhilippinesisthe
sheervolumeofitawhopping4060%oftouristswhovisitthecountryareestimatedto
havetraveledtothePhilippinesforsextourismalone.
5.Colombia
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ManyofthecountrieslistedherearelocatedinSoutheastAsia,butColombia,renowned
foritsopulentdruglords,islocatedinSouthAmericaandisanotherhotspotforsex
tourism.WordonthestreetisthatmanyColombiansexworkerswilllowertheirpricesif
theclientisattractiveandagoodnegotiator,whichmaybewhythecountryissopopular
whenitcomestosextourism.However,thousandsprobablyalsoflocktoColombiahoping
thateverywomanwilllooklikebeautifullycurvy,ColombiannativeSofiaVergara.
4.Indonesia
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Indonesiaisanothercountrythathasaproblemwithchildsextrafficking.Sextourism
exploitsandfurthersthisproblem,despitethefactthatprostitutionislegallyconsidereda
crimeagainstdecencyandmorality.Althoughprostitutionisillegal,Indonesiaremainsa
popularsiteforsextourism.Sexworkerscanbefoundintraditionalbrothels,butonething
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thatsetsthesextourismindustryinIndonesiaapartisthepopularityofonlinesexforums
andprostitutionringsthatexistthroughsocialmedia.Theavailabilityofsexworkersvia
theinternetallowsforratingsandfacilitatestheprocessoffindingaprostitute.Itseems
likeIndonesiassextourismishighlyefficient.
3.Spain
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CitieslikeIbiza,MadridandBarcelonahavelongbeentouristdestinationsforallnight
clubbing,butanewkindoftouristactivityisstartingtoincreaseinSpain.Prostitutionis
legalinSpain,makingitoneofthetopdestinationsinEuropeforsextourism.InMadrid,
theredlightdistrictisinterwovenwithregularstreets,soitsveryaccessible,whereasin
Barcelona,theredlightdistrictisapopulartouristattraction.Surprisingly,thereareoften
moreSouthAmericansexworkerspresentinSpainthanSpanishsexworkers,andmany
ofthewomenarebasicallyslavestothesexindustry.Althoughthefilm,Takendepicted
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Franceasamajorplayerinthesextraffickingindustry,Spainisoneofthemostpopular
Europeandestinationsforsextourism.
2.Brazil
via:pulitzercenter.org
Brazilhasalwaysbeenapopulartouristdestinationduetoitsexoticwildlife,beautiful
people,pristinebeachesandraucousfestivalslikeCarnival.ButitappearsthatBrazil
mightbevyingforthenumberonespotforsextourismaswell.Additionally,Brazilisa
populardestinationforfemalesextourism,whichgenerallydoesntseeratesashighas
malesextourism.Brazilsgovernmenthasbeenespeciallywatchfulforsextourismand
sextraffickingduringpreparationsfortheWorldCup,butthethrivingsextradedoesnt
seemtobeslowingdown.
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1.Thailand
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ItsnosurprisethatThailandisonthetopofthislist,consideringthepopularityof
BangkoksredlightdistrictandportrayalsofitinfilmslikeTheHangoverPartII.Laws
againstprostitutioninThailandarehazy,andthecountryhasabitofareputationforits
sexuallypermissivenature.ManyThaipeoplebelievethatprostitutionandtolerating
otherslifestylesareanecessarypartofThaiculture,sotheoldestprofessionintheworld
hasflourishedhere,includingthefamousladyboys.Thereareapproximately3millionsex
workersinThailand,ofwhomroughlyathirdareminors.Unfortunately,alargenumberof
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thesexworkersinThailandareprostitutesthroughhumantrafficking,althoughthe
industryisoftenwellregulatedandthesexworkersaretherebychoice.
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