The Degrading Sex Tourism

Tourism and Sex is a combination that works very well, but you have to define the demeaning sexual tourism other forms of gender-related tourism are not degrading.

The holiday season is more likely to relations with the opposite sex because we have more free time and because we are more relaxed than usual. If a tourist looks for relationships with the opposite sex on your trip or holiday is completely normal and perhaps one of the highlights of the trip. At this time nobody is going to be shocked that someone looking for a romance or a sexual adventure on a trip or a vacation.

The "Travel Sex" is another form of tourism that has emerged in recent years, but has nothing to do with degrading sexual tourism. In this case, men and women freely choose to cruise naked, or move to a heavenly place to attend a party under the moonlight in which everything is permitted. It is an option that attendees freely choose without anyone abusing anyone.

What characterizes pejoratively called "sexual tourism" is that there is an abuse. The tourist from a rich country moves to a poor country to have sex with girls, prostitutes or persons of the same sex. Around this tourism has emerged a sex industry in extremely poor countries where the trafficking and child exploitation are common. Many children are sold by their own families to gangs who exploit them sexually.

The term "sex tourism" was coined in the late 80's to refer to sex with children or adolescents practiced by tourists who travel to poor countries. He began to be practiced in Thailand and is now a major problem in many countries and is steadily rising, after drug trafficking and arms trafficking, is the most illegal money moves in the world. It began to become aware of this problem until 1989 was approved by the UN International Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The First World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children, held on August 31, 1996 in Stockholm, was a major breakthrough to stop this social scourge. The Second Congress was held in Japan. The Third Congress was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2008 and the participants wrote the "Rio Declaration and Plan of Action to prevent and stop sexual exploitation of children and adolescents."

But the application of the Statements of these Congresses in countries of destination for sex tourists are still many obstacles political, economic, judicial and customs. Nor has it stopped the number of tourists from rich countries who seek this type of tourism, with Europe's leading emitter.

Here are some definitions of "sex tourism"

- It is a form of tourism for the purpose of having sex, usually with prostitutes, but may also be that women seek sexual opportunities with men or with women and even between same sex.

- Criminal activity that sells sex tours targeted to poor countries where child prostitution is tolerated.

- It is the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents by foreigners visiting the country as tourists. It includes promoting the country as an affordable destination where such activities are not punishable by law.

The causes behind sex tourism in another country or region are as follows:

- A greater tolerance of the authorities.

- Sometimes a lower age of sexual consent.

- A greater impunity to crime. Or there are no laws against sex with minors, or applied more lax.

- Lower prices because the client moves from one rich country to a poor country.

- The abundance of sexual offers to choose from.

- The client for certain ethnic groups because of the novelty or because they seem more attractive.

- The client feels protected by anonymity, because in those countries no one knows.

- The client prefers to foreign prostitutes professionals over their own country.

- Can be induced into prostitution by offering money to people in need who are not prostitutes.

- The client sex excites you in a festive, tropical and exotic.

Sex Tourism Figures

According to figures from the International Organization for Migration and Tourism, each year there are over 600 million international tourist trips, of these, it is estimated that 20% are looking for easy sex.

3% of those who seek sex on their travels confessed pedophile tendencies, this is more than 3 million people who travel the world looking for sex with children.

According to UNICEF and the International Labour Organisation, sex tourism operates around two million children in the world. This phenomenon afflicting developing countries, especially to Southeast Asia, Thailand, Cambodia and India to the head. But now, after the tsunami of 2005, the Pan American Health Organization warns that there is a shift towards Latin American countries already receiving 50% of this tourism, with Brazil, Mexico and the Dominican Republic the main recipients.

Measures taken in Europe

In Europe, a continent that emits the highest number of sex tourists, have taken some measures to tackle this scourge, as the recommendation to member countries for trial their citizens who commit sex crimes abroad. Spain has harmonized its legislation with Europe in this regard and, after the last reform of the Penal Code, allows a Spanish citizen can be tried in Spain for a sexual offense committed anywhere in the world.

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