Phrase guide

sex tourism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Travel to another country for the purpose of sexual intercourse with prostitutes or for the purpose of engaging in sex acts which are prohibited in one's home jurisdiction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 性旅遊 /性旅游 (xìng lǚyóu) — travel for sex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 買春團 /买春团 (mǎichūntuán) — travel for sex
  • Dutch: sekstoerisme — travel for sex
  • Esperanto: seksuma turismo — travel for sex
  • Finnish: seksiturismi — travel for sex
  • Finnish: seksimatkailu — travel for sex
  • French: tourisme sexuel — travel for sex
  • German: Sextourismus — travel for sex
  • Hungarian: szexturizmus — travel for sex
  • Italian: turismo sessuale — travel for sex
  • Japanese: 売春ツアー (baishun-tsuā) — travel for sex
  • Korean: 매춘관광 (maechun'gwan'gwang) — travel for sex
  • Polish: turystyka seksualna — travel for sex
  • Portuguese: turismo sexual — travel for sex
  • Russian: секс-тури́зм (seks-turízm) — travel for sex
  • Spanish: turismo sexual — travel for sex
  • Swedish: sexturism — travel for sex