Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify the concept of perceived risks, identify the
main antecedents and outcomes of health risk perceptions and propose a conceptual model …

This volume seeks to review and stimulate interest in emerging and fresh topics in
contemporary tourist behaviour and experience. Topics explored include the effects of …

Background Love, sex and the female traveller: romance tourism or female sex tourism? The
phenomenon of women travelling in search of relationships with local men in developing …

In the vast Travel Health literature there is still a considerable dearth on tourism's impact on
local communities. This review attempts to remedy the situation. Its focus is on potential …

This paper aims to explore the relationship between well‐being, quality of life and holiday
participation among low‐income families in the UK. There have been very studies that have …

In some high-income countries, a proportion of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other
blood-borne virus (BBV) or sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnoses have been …

People in Nepal generally hold fairly traditional views about sex and sexual health, whilst
Western tourists often have a more liberal approach towards sex and relationships. There is …

Gay travel is regarded as one of the fastest-growing markets in the international travel
industry which leads to an increasing number of tourism destinations attempting to attract …

This study aimed to assess the role of tourism in the spread of human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) using Malaysian epidemiological data on HIV and acquired immunodeficiency …

BACKGROUND: Health concerns regarding casual sexual encounters during travel have
been recognized for some time. The perception that female travellers' motivations are more …