Female sex tourism
Africa, the Caribbean, and southern Europe appear to be preferred destinations for female sex tourists, but some other regions with many unemployed or underemployed locals are also becoming popular.
[9] Scholars such as Klaus de Albuquerque counter that the term romance tourism overcomplicates what the motives of sex tourists are.
de Albuquerque stated that concepts like "romance tourism" are only representative of small niches, like that of Jamaica and its cultural beliefs.
Through his research, he concludes that the majority of female sex tourists are solely touring for physical encounters and not romance.
She also explores whether or not female sex tourism is based on romance and if there is some sort of sexual-economic relationship occurring between the two parties.
"[12] Female sex tourists visit Africa (The Gambia, Kenya, Morocco), the Caribbean (Jamaica, The Bahamas, Cuba, and Barbados), and Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Croatia).
[1] Bali in Indonesia is a known destination where women from Japan and Australia engage in sex tourism with male locals.
In gauging the reasoning for sex touring, Kibicho summarizes that women who feel rejected by men in the developed countries for being "overweight and older" find that in Kenya this is suddenly reversed.
Popular characteristics that appeal to a majority of sex workers are women with blonde hair and light colored eyes.
[16] Some sex workers will target this type of exotic woman for their own personal pleasure with no guarantee of monetary gain.
However, writer Julie Bindel speculates, in an article for The Guardian, that HIV infection figures for the region suggest that condom use by the "beach boys" in the Caribbean may be sporadic, yet female sex tourists do not appear especially preoccupied by the potential risks.
[18] Women seeking to experience sex with foreign men put themselves at a higher risk for sexually transmitted infections.
Female sex tourists report that, given the atmosphere and the exoticness of their lover, condoms are rarely used or discussed prior to engaging in sexual activities.
Countries of origin: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, United States, UK.
Countries of destination: Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, Haiti, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam.