Bikini Babe Ban to Fight Sex Tourism & Rapes in Goa, India
- Bikini Babe Ban to Fight Sex Tourism & Rapes in Goa, India
BIKINI-clad women have been banned from advertisements in Goa as a state fights its growing image as a sex-tourism destination.
The ban is part of a strategy by State Government of Goa, India, to attract tourists with “purer intentions”.
Tour operators are confident that the ban will not lead to a decline in visitors.
“Tourism will not be affected if bikini clad women disappear from the posters. In fact, it may help to get good tourists,” Travel and Tours Association of Goa (TTAG), president, Ralf De Souza told the Press Trust of India.
Any advertisements with scantily clad women portrayed the beach destination incorrectly, he said.
The government introduced the ban to instead portray the state as a family-friendly holiday escape.
“We should go for clean tourism. Government will try its level best to ensure that Goa is spared from the scar of bad tourism,” Chief Minister Digamber Kamat said.
The move comes following several cases of foreign tourists being raped.
