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Acknowledgement
This assignment has been written by instructions and guidance of Mr. Olusola Leigh who encouraged and challenged me through my academic program. I sincerely thank him for his guidance and constant support. I am really glad to have him as my course instructor.
I would also like to thank the authors, web site publishers, news writers as well as many others from where I have got information to write this assignment. A special thanks to all the authors mentioned in the Reference page.
Moreover, I would like to thank Williams College for giving us this golden opportunity to study BA (Hons) Strategic Tourism Management with such valuable resources and facilities.
Finally, I would like to thank my friends, family members and especially my parents for their support they have given us throughout our course.
My sincere regards and thanks to all of them and to all who have supported me directly and indirectly in completing this report effectively
And especially to Almighty, who made all things possible.
Thank you all
Sincerely

Sk. Masum Billah

Abstract
Sex tourism has been booming recent years especially in developing country. It is becoming one of the main economic sources in many countries such as Thailand, Philippine, Morocco, Kenya, Brazil, Gambia, Mexico and so on. However there are some bad impacts of sex tourism to the native society. The main purpose of this study is to understand the nature of sex tourism and explore the negative and positive impact of sex tourism. Attempt also has been taken to identify the facts that drive sex tourism and the dark sides of this booming industry.

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The purpose of this assignment is purely for academic reasons; this assignment has been made primarily to complete the module of “Investigative studies” under



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