Sex tourism in Thailand and how its influencing the overall tourism.

Working Title

Sex Tourism in Thailand and How It Is Influencing the Overall Tourism

Purpose Statement

Thailand has been famous for sex tourism . Tourists flock with the purpose of experiencing the country 's beautiful places , and what sex commerce can offer . If there are male chauvinists who enjoy the trade these are on the expense of women including young girls age 12 and 13 who are driven into prostitution because of poverty and the desire to have a better life in the city

This aims to understand the history of sex

tourism in Thailand and why this country became a famous tourist destination both for their beautiful sceneries and prostitution . This wants to propose to tourism officials some alternatives that will enhance tourists attraction to the country 's beautiful places rather than the exploitation of beautiful women and children . The proposal may hurt Thailand 's tourism industry but it will save the dignity and pride of women . They were already deprived of better lives . Let us not deprive them of dignity and honor

I Objectives

To investigate sex tourism in Thailand and how does it affect the country 's overall tourism industry

To present result to Tourism Authority of Thailand and propose ways to minimize sex tourism

To present alternatives to sex tourism without adversely affecting the country 's tourism industry

II Methodology

Do research on the internet . There are a lot of articles that discuss sex tourism in Thailand

Know Thailand 's history of sex tourism to have a better understanding of the situation

Interview people who have experienced sex tourism in Thailand . Ask their views about its effect on the country 's tourism industry

Background

The history of sex tourism can be traced way back to the Cold War period . At the time Tourism Organization of Thailand was doing its best in turning the country into a tourist haven , the war in Vietnam escalated . This transformed Thailand into a rest and recreation (R R place for soldiers who are tired and weary because of war . Prostitution became a lucrative job when locally based customers were replaced by the growing number of foreigners . This was seen as cold war ended but a big number of soldiers in Thailand decided to stay . This led to the existence of sex politics . Neighboring countries in the region specifically those which served as military camps during the war , were also affected (Da Silva 2002

Thailand 's tourism officials admitted that they will have trouble including prostitution as a way to attract tourists and thus discouraged its promotion . The Thai government however , saw this as something that cannot be avoided . This was apparent in a prohibition act they enacted in 1960 which they later amended through another Act that softened their stand on the sex trade . The Entertainment Places Act was so flawed that prostitution can be found in the menu book of restaurants and coffee shops . Thailand became known as the only country in the world where tourism connotes different meaning...