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Sounds like a scam Ms Sue, just find a cheap hotel somewhere, there are many that do not support sex tourism, but the reality is, you won't be "saving anyone" by getting conned into a scam like that, just filling the hotel's pocket.

There are 3000+ hotels or places to stay here in BKK-maybe by now 4000+. In Cambodia this is an issue-though IMHO much more in the minds of those who set up such a scheme as for those who it might concern. As competition is so intense- hotels grab any chance to distinguish themselves a little from others-and if this wins customers of overworried mums with teenage daughters-then why not give it a try?
I for myself think it is much more disgraceful that such 17/18 yrs old western girls walk around as naked as they can-like on a beach. And sometimes really do not seem to understand that every now and then they are refused service in a respectful Thai place just because of that.
Oh-april? Ever heard of songkran? I do hope for you that that wet T-shirt competition may include your stay.

Inappropriateness - it's a common them with captainbkk.

"I for myself think it is much more disgraceful that such 17/18 yrs old western girls walk around as naked as they can-like on a beach."

Strange, this doesn't bother me at all.

Sue
It obviously hasn't gotten much traction here (since none of us living here have ever heard of it). I can't say I am surprised. Most people living here just don't care about issues like under age prostitution. It's just not on the radar. In the western world we look at things, particularly on this issue, in a fundamentally different way.

Suk11 Hostel has a lot of women there and they don't allow outside female guests. There are tons of others that are anti-prostitution but this is Thailand.......even a place signed up for what you say means absolutely nothing to a security guard given a 500 baht tip.

If your daughter is going to be in Thailand and SE Asia having a talk with her about the fact that she will be seeing older men and younger women may be in the cards. Not all the younger women you see will be underage and most of the people you report that to could care less. I was just at my local mall in the states and many older men 40 plus were there with younger girls from teens to twenties. No one questions anything. Many of them are different races so who is who? Step dads? uncles? Friends? I see many with girls clearly (or maybe )not their daughter and they have no resemblence to each other. But when we go to Asia we make assumptions of age and behavior. (Not directed at you Suebroome). I am just saying that going to SE Asia just don't assume everything you see isn't kosher, remember you are not at home, and enjoy your trip.