Sex tourism in Amsterdam is BIG business. Amsterdam is well known for canals, bicycles, legalised marijuana and pretty architecture. From stag dos to solo travellers, couples to families, Amsterdam is a top location for city breaks and day trips. Lets learn a bit more about sex tourism in Amsterdamβ¦.
You can read my in-depth article about sex tourism HERE β but it is essentially the concept of travelling to a particular location for the purpose of sex or sexual activities. It may be the sole reason for a trip, or a secondary part of your holiday. Sex tourism, in Amsterdam and elsewhere across the globe, is most generally associated with prostitution although it also applies to sex shows and other similar concepts. When you think of sex tourism or hear the two words together, you will likely think of Amsterdam first and foremost as well as places like Thailand or the Gambia.
This is because Amsterdam is very well known for its Red Light District, sex shows, and prostitution. And the reason it is so popular over there? Prostitution is both legal AND regulated in the Netherlands β and with Amsterdam being the capital as well as being the biggest tourist location in the city, it stands to reason that the scale of sex tourism in Amsterdam is massive.
Statistics show there are around prostitutes, or sex workers, working across Amsterdam on any given day. Some of these work in the windows across the Red Light District, offering sex in exchange for money, while others work in clubs or brothels, or as escorts offering private services. Visiting the Temple of Venus, or the Sexmuseum, would also class you as a sex tourist β as would watching a peep show. There are a few different types of sex tourism on offer in Amsterdam. The most famous is window prostitution, where prostitutes stand in the windows of the Red Light District enticing customers to come in and pay for their services.
This is what springs to mind for most when you think about sex tourism in Amsterdam. The buildings which these windows are in are essentially brothels and operate as such. Those looking to engage in sex tourism in this way just simply need to walk up to the window of the sex worker they are interested in and make it know, respectfully and politely.
