Sex tourism in an era of globalisation, harm reduction and disease migration: a new conceptual model

Purpose: This paper contributes to sex tourism literature by placing it into a contemporary context of globalisation, harm reduction and disease migration. Design/methodology/approach: The paper takes a public health and social science approach to map sex tourism, drawing on sex worker and tourist situations alongside global forces including technology, human rights, law enforcement and health. Findings: A new, holistic conceptual model is presented, containing interacting, multi-level associations. Whilst the separate micro, contextual, meso and macro levels are versatile, decision-makers and practitioners will be equipped to understand sex tourism in its entirety. Originality: The paper’s originality is found in the proposed conceptual model