Sex in Tourism: Exploring the Light and the Dark

This book encompasses the diversity and complexity of sex in tourism, including the light, dark and shades of grey between. It studies the affects and effects of diverse sexual encounters in tourism; romance tourism, sex tourism and exploitation in tourism, including the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism and sexual harassment.

Neil Carr is a professor at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His research interests centre on understanding behaviour within tourism and leisure experiences, with a particular emphasis on children and families, sex, and animals.

Liza Berdychevsky is an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Her research interests revolve at the nexus of heath, wellbeing and sexuality in various tourism and leisure contexts, with a particular focus on ageing, gender and sexual health education.