TY - THES AU - Chandnani, Kishan Kumar T1 - Sex Tourism T4 - Expeditions of Love, Romance, and Lust DA - 2005 CY - Chur PB - Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft HTW Chur A3 - Gerber, Dominique Roland AB - When talking about sex tourism, many people and experts think only of prostitution, which involves sex as the biggest motivator when traveling. Of course sex tourism comprises of prostitution, but it is not all that. Sex tourism and prostitution are subsets of each other, but they are indeed two very diverse themes. Sex tourism includes activities ranging from slavery and prostitution to honeymoons and romantic getaways. Many other activities like gay and lesbian travel, transnational marriages, concubines and virtual sex are also being increasingly linked to sex tourism. This is what makes sex tourism a lot more intricate and convoluted than just travel for sex. Tourism, as the subject suggests, plays an important role in facilitating the sex tourism industry. It not only provides the physical venue, but also the setting, the mood and the context. Even the marketing promotions adopted by various tourism participants, have long used sexual suggestiveness. It can be argued that sex tourism is beneficial, but one cannot neglect the various negative externalities, such as diseases and child prostitution, related to the subject either. Even though sex tourism has its cons, it can be capitalized on in a sustainable way to benefit the sex workers, the society and the destinations. Sex is a need and sex tourism is here to stay and therefore, it is essential to identify pragmatic solutions to coexist with sex tourism – as it seems to be the only way. M3 - Diplomarbeit Tourismus M4 - Citavi ER -