Caribbean

Red flag on sex tourism

A major non-profit, community advocacy group is urging Americans to be "seriously concerned about the explosion of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean".

In a statement, HR Reality Check said that poverty, gender inequalities and a high degree of HIV-related stigma have caused "a festering of the epidemic in the region".

Nepal

Resurgent tourism growth sparks female HIV/AIDS infections

After the reeling effects of a 11 year old civil conflict which nearly saw the death of Nepal´s tourism industry, the country in 2008 is quickly surging back to become the world´s number one adventure tourism destination with a robust cumulative 33% growth rate compared to last year, a 24% increase in air arrivals in January 2008, and a ... read more