Efforts to combat the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism have been ongoing for almost 30 years…However, demand for children and young people as sexual partners remains…Forms of travel have changed and the means to exploit have become more sophisticated through technological advances…Growth in the industry, from that affecting a few developing countries to a global economic force, has seen an accompanying growth in interest in the concept of responsible and sustainable tourism (RST). The convergence of the RST philosophy with that of corporate social responsibility has resulted in important parts of the tourist sector being motivated into taking responsibility for addressing the sexual exploitation of children in tourism…The tourism industry needs to move from volunteerism to the active undertaking of corporate responsibility, for which leadership is required from the private sector and the World Tourism Organisation.