Sex tourismIntroductionSex tourism is increasingly widespread from one country to another, especially in developing countries, because tourism is now one of the main revenues for many countries in the world. This type of industry has become well known to travelers not thanks to advertising and promotional campaigns, but to word of mouth which increases the demand for tourist destinations. Sex tourism becomes the main issue on which world leaders must intervene to prevent its global spread. The objective of this research paper is to find out the impact of sex tourism on the economy and travelers to those countries. He also notes the potential of sex tourism organisations. What is sex tourism? According to Oppermann, "Sex tourism exists everywhere, in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia or Oceania. In the developed world, this term usually conjures up the image of men, often older and in poor shape. perfect, who travel to developing countries (in Asia, Africa, Latin America or the Caribbean), for sexual pleasures generally not available, at least not at the same price, in their home country." (Oppermann, 1999). Another definition given by Quinion is "sex tourism in which men travel, usually to some developing country, with the express intention of obtaining sexual services, often with children." (Quinion, 1996). However, the definition of sex tourism shows that there is one thing in common: people are looking for pleasure. They don't travel to their destinations to see natural differences or attractiveness. But their goal is to find anyone who willingly accepts the prices they have offered, no matter whether their partners are children or adults, simply... middle of paper... The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology. Northwestern University School of Law. vol. 94. No 2, 2004.InfoTracOneFile, via www.lib.vt.edu2) Dowd, Allan. (June 2005). A man convicted in the Canadian "Sex Tourism" case. Retrieved June 22, 2005, from the Word Wide Web: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20050602-1454-crime-canada-sextourism.html3) Woodall, Angela (June 2005). Sex Advertising May Fuel Trafficking. Retrieved June 22, 2005, from the Word Wide Web: http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050616-012547-8503r4) Quinion, Micheal (June 2005). Tourism Lexical Legacy. Retrieved June 22, 2005, from the World Wide Web: http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/tourism.htm5) Oppermann, Martin. "Sex tourism". Annals of tourism research. Griffith University-Gold Coast, Australia. Volume 26. Number 2. April 1, 1999. ScienceDirect, via www.lib.vt.edu