A New Awareness Campaign From The UNWTO And Its Partners

Protect children from exploitation in travel and tourism

MADRID - As tourism and international travel across the globe reaches unprecedented levels, so does the need to combat child labor and sexual exploitation in the global travel industry - that is why t

Sex Tourism

Sex tourism and children

Children are innocent, they are also impressionable, they live what they learn. They learn ABCs, phonics, arithmetic, English and other subjects related to their development. They also learn about sex and engage in sex too, if given the opportunity. Sex tourism is a growing phenomenon where children are used for transactional sex across the ... read more

Cruise News

Royal Caribbean to parents: Leave the newborns at home

Royal Caribbean markets itself heavily to families. But apparently some families are just too much for the line - specifically, those with the littlest kids. Effective later this year, the line is banning infants under the age of six months from its ships.

Flying Solo

Learn the rules before your kid flies on an airline alone

Many families purchase tickets for children who will be flying solo to visit a parent, to see grandparents or to go to camp. With the summer travel season approaching, it's a good time to review airline policies.

FTO

Corfu trial could 'send shockwaves' through travel industry

The Federation of Tour Operators has warned that a trial in Greece could create health and safety checks that are impractical for its members to meet.

Director-general Andy Cooper’s remarks followed news that two former or existing Thomas Cook employees will stand trial in Corfu in connection with the deaths of two children.

Sex Tourism

Italian arrested in Cambodia

Rome, 6 March - Another Italian tourist was arrested in Cambodia a few days ago. The charge cited by Cambodian police is the sexual abuse of six children. F. C., 43, was arrested in Sihanoukville on Tuesday evening while in the company of a group of children, according to Suon Sophan, head of the police's Anti-trafficking Department.

Australia

Tourism losing the next generation

Children denied family holidays in Australia are likely to grow up seeking trips overseas, contributing to a broader decline in domestic tourism, a report by Tourism Australia has found.