There are so many products in the marketplace that are trying to attract our attention that is easy to be confused. Some of the options are healthy while many others are totally BAD! It can be exhausting to try to single out the food, supplements, beverages and probiotics that taste good and will make/keep us healthy from the stuff […]
We Must Never Forget. We Must Never Forgive. #Nova
We must never forget and never forgive. This is the clear message by the Jewish community in New York, meaning the Holocaust and the 7th of October Hamas attack. Remarks by the Publisher: Around 4,000 people gathered for several days of partying – just five kilometers from the border to the Gaza Strip in Israel. The […]
ITB Berlin Opened Omani Style Calling for Tourism to Speak Out on Gaza
Oman is the partner country for the just opened ITB 2024 in Berlin. The spectacular opening concluded with a brave call by the Omani Minister to Speak out on Gaza. The Hero of the global travel and tourism industry tonight at the opening of ITB Berlin was not the UN Tourism Secretary General, it was […]
An End or a Beginning to Abuse of Children?
A Thai court sentenced a 36-year-old German tourist to 43 years in jail for sexually abusing children. In the Philippines, a 66-year-old Australian was sentenced to 17 years in prison for buying sex from a 12-year-old girl. In Sri Landa, a Canadian received a one-year suspended sentence for sexually assaulting two boys, aged 12 and […]
What About the Child? Risks, Hazards, and Perils of Adult Tourism
What are the risks to the child involved in sex tourism? “Few forms of exploitation are as degrading as child prostitution and pornography” (Child Sexual Exploitation in Developing Countries, 1992). Children become addicted to drugs and alcohol; HIV infections, despair, depression, and suicide (Serrill, 1993, p. 52). “Torture, rape, and sexual abuse – widespread in […]
Swords to Shiraz: Exchanging Conflict for Cabernet in the Pursuit of Peace in Israel
As we delve into the complex relationship between war and wine culture, we should celebrate the unifying power of wine, particularly Israeli wine, as a symbol of peace. By supporting wineries in conflict zones, fostering dialogue and understanding through wine education, and advocating for peaceful resolutions, we actively contribute to the cause of peace. Let […]
Uncorking Investments in Wine Futures – Fun, Folly, or a Savvy Move?
I do like wine. I enjoy it so much that I write about it, talk about, read about it and frequently dream of vineyard strolls. Wine is a constant source of fascination for me. Recently, the industry’s issues have raised alarms. From climate change to soil quality due to pesticides and climate change impacts on […]
Marketing Abuse of Children for Sex Tourism
Astute marketing executives ask the time-honored question, “Why do people travel?” MarketingPeople travel because “they no longer feel happy where they are, where they work, where they live. They feel the monotony of the daily routine, the cold rationality of factories, offices, apartment blocks, and transport, shrinking human contact…the loss of nature and naturalness” (Nicholson-Lord, […]
Sexual Abuse of Children in Tourism Creates Benefits?
There are definite and tangible financial benefits from sexual abuse of children in tourism. Annual revenues for child trafficking and forced labor total $39 billion globally (2018). To place that number in perspective, the trafficking of children generates more revenue than the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB combined (unicefusa.org/stories/demanding-end-child-trafficking). Most large hotels in the Dominican Republic don’t […]
How it Started: Part 4
Just the words make one cringe – sexual abuse of children in tourism – can be traced back to 1967 in Thailand. In an agreement between the U.S. and the Thai government, Thai ports welcomed servicemen on leave from the Vietnam War (Smolenski, 1995, 3). The World Bank recommended the development of mass tourism in Thailand. […]