Tag: sex
Sex tourism and prostitution: Which destinations are safe?
Some travelers specifically plan to travel to fulfill their sexual desires. Call it a sexually-indulgent holiday, if you will. They dream of having fun in red light districts and look forward ... Read More
Giving hotel workers security: New Jersey governor signs ‘panic button’ bill
New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill, the nation’s first, requiring most hotels to provide their employees with wearable 'panic button' devices they can press to request help ... Read More
Research into child sexual exploitation urgently needed says NGO
A Country Overview Report released today by ECPAT International says that more research is urgently needed into the sexual exploitation and abuse of children in Fiji. The report, developed in ... Read More
Kid-Friendly taxi app offer rides for Orlando visitors to theme parks, Disney, Kennedy Space Center and more
Parents who fear traveling with car seats when calling a taxi from Orlando International Airport now have a new option with the Kidmoto app, a startup car transportation service that ... Read More
Homosexuality is a sin: South Korea’s Gay Pride Festival
Thousands of members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community from Korea mixed with tourists from around Asia and beyond were hitting the streets for South Korea's Gay Pride ... Read More
ECPAT-USA honors leaders in fight to end trafficking at 2019 Freedom Awards
ECPAT-USA, the leading policy organization in the United States seeking to end the commercial, sexual exploitation of children through awareness, advocacy, policy, and legislation is pleased to once again honor ... Read More
Court ruling: LGBTQ people are not born that way
U.S. Travel advisories against Kenya should be increased. This is the demand by leaders of the LGBT Community to the U.S. Department of State in response to Judge Roselyn Aburili ... Read More
Organizing the rape of children: A lucrative tourism business for former Israeli soldier
Tourists travel to Colombia often loo0king for drugs and to rape children. This is a very dark side of tourism. Sexual exploitation and trafficking of children is widespread in many ... Read More
MGM won’t buy Wynn Encore Harbor Casino in Boston: 35 Million in fines
After talks of MGM buying Wynn Resort's Encore Boston fell apart Tuesday night, lawmakers are hoping both casinos will now re-focus on the business at hand. During Wednesday's State Gaming ... Read More
Malta ranked No.1 European LGBTQ+ travel destination
ILGA-Europe has announced that Malta has been ranked the number one travel destination on the Europe Rainbow Index 2019 for the fourth year running. Out of a total of 49 ... Read More
Travel to Brunei is safe: No stoning to death for gay visitors may not apply to lesbians
The Trump Administration refused to issue a travel advisory against Brunei, even though the country is in violation of international human rights still after the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei ... Read More
National child safety advocate calls for ban on Airbnb hidden cameras
National child safety advocacy group, Stop Child Predators, called on state and local government leaders in the U.S. today to ban hidden cameras in Airbnbs and other short-term rentals, and ... Read More
Brunei hotel boycott growing: Hollywood steps in
The list of Hollywood stars, musicians, athletes, and now even companies, expanding globally as well, is growing every day in support of a boycott of Brunei hotels owned by the ... Read More
Hotel owners warned: Groundbreaking sex trafficking lawsuits hold owners liable
Two women recently filed lawsuits against several owners and operators of hotels in Philadelphia, alleging that the hotels had failed to protect them against being victims of sex trafficking. ... Read More
Brunei Travel: Ready to be stoned to death? How will WTTC and UNWTO respond?
Brunei is becoming a deadly place to visit starting April 3, specially if you are member of the LGBT Community. Next week the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) will ... Read More
Travel Marketing To and Protecting Visiting Children
One of the most difficult segments of the tourism industry to which to market protect the children or young adult segment, In reality, this segment breaks down into at least four sub-segments, and each ... Read More
BauhausLand celebrates International Women’s Day
When an exhibition by Bauhaus artist Anni Albers opened in London recently, art critics gave the show five stars. Albers’ textiles, wall-hangings and “pictorial weavings” were a revelation. But she ... Read More
Portugal, Sweden, and Canada most LGBT-friendly travel countries
Thanks to legal improvements for trans- and intersex persons as well as anti-hate crime initiatives, Portugal for the first time managed to jump from 27th place to the top of ... Read More
Amsterdam’s mayor: Sex workers are not ‘tourist attraction’
The mayor of Amsterdam has intensified her crusade to change the city's seedy image, criticizing visitors who flock to its red-light district for treating prostitutes like a tourist attraction. Calling ... Read More
Tourists ruining Ibiza’s famous Es Cavallet Beach with their rampant sex romps
Biologists and geologists are saying that randy tourists having sex on Ibiza’s most famous nudist beach are causing massive damage to the island’s protected sand dunes. Scientists have launched a ... Read More
Marriott trains 500,000 hotel workers to recognize the signs of human trafficking
Marriott International today announced that, as of this month, it has successfully trained 500,000 hotel workers to spot the signs of human trafficking in its hotels and how to respond ... Read More
Hilton has to pay $21 million for civil rights violation, but remains a welcoming place
Towering over Brickell Avenue, Conrad Miami offers the ultimate in luxury accommodations, a serene rooftop pool, sprawling vistas of the bay, and easy access to elegant entertainment and dining. This ... Read More
Out of the Shadows Index: Child sex abuse and exploitation
Approximately 200 million of the world's children experiencing child sex abuse each year, Read More
Tulsi Gabbard US President in 2020? She told CNN but not her father
His daughter Tulsi Gabbard is running for president in 2020. Hawaii Senator Mike Gabbard is currently attending the Farm Bureau convention in New Orleans where President Trump will speak on Monday. ... Read More
ECPAT-USA expanding anti-human trafficking training to new areas of travel industry
New anti-human trafficking training is designed for travel management professionals, corporate travel managers, and those in the meeting and events industry. Read More
Africa Travel and Tourism: Trends for the New Year
Players in the travel and tourism ecosystem in Africa travel look forward to 2019 with full optimism. Read More
Brazil president: I’d rather have a dead son than a gay son
Rio may no longer be a pink destination. How will the future of the traveling #LGBTQ world change if they took a stance against growing anti-gay leaders of Brazil? The ... Read More
Ghanaian Tourism Ambassador: Sex is a tourism booster
Ghanaian radio and TV presenter, Abeiku Aggrey Santana, who in 2016 was announced as a Tourism Ambassador for Ghana, has stressed the need to encourage and promote sex as a ... Read More
Sexual Exploitation of Children through tourism: ECPAT has a message for the holidays
Revenge porn or sexual extortion are only some of the problem Japan has to deal with when protecting children. Bangkok based ECPAT International is actively working in Japan and 92 ... Read More
Japan Love Hotels come with mirrored ceilings, jacuzzi, and flavored rubbers
dult only hotels, like the Hawaiian themed Moana Hotel, are becoming popular all over Japan. They are called "Love Hotels" Other names are fashion hotels, couple hotels, and leisure hotels, these ... Read More
New Havana LGBTQ Pride Celebration Tour marks historic changes to Cuban constitution
A Miami-based travel agency specializing in customized experiences of Cuba, is launching an exciting new tour for 2019: the Havana LGBTQ Pride Celebration tour. The five-day trip will coincide with ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Guam Visitors Bureau goes LGBT with IGLTA at the Annual Global Convention in Toronto
On May 8th 2018, the Guam Visitors Bureau attended the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) Annual Global Convention, the largest expo in LGBT tourism in the world. The ... Read More
Raped by tourists: Children in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Tourists rape children in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam; it's a sad reality of the global travel and tourism industry. Silence ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism follows LGBT Hawaii suggestion, releases study on Taiwan and Japan
The studies on Japan and Taiwan provide valuable information from survey respondents in each country that Hawaii tourism industry partners can utilize to attract more LGBT travelers from these two ... Read More
North Korea Kim Jong Un gift to Guam: Tourism!
The president of the United States Donald Trump became a tourism ambassador for the U.S. Island territory Guam today when he predicted the publicity Guam received in regards to the ... Read More