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Article

11 May 2011

Author:
Christine Beddoe, Prof. C. Michel Hall & Prof. Chris Ryan, World Tourism Organisation

The Incidence of Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism: Executive Summary

The sexual exploitation of children in tourism is a problem with concerns all countries worldwide, tourism-receiving and tourism-sending countries alike…The objectives of this report…are to identify and assess the magnitude of the practice of “child sex tourism” in order to provide decision-makers and general public with a clearer understanding of the phenomenon, as well as to identify critical areas in tourism networks for the elaboration of a comprehensive plan of action to effectively combat all forms of sexual exploitation…The report…provides valuable information, illustrated by case studies, on the nature and extent of this phenomenon, methodology and tools for u se in awareness-raising campaigns and in monitoring of such campaigns, as well as recommendations addressed to public and private tourism stakeholders.